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B4006 crash in Swindon on 4 September 2007 at 08:14 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus hit two pedestrians on the B4006 in Swindon at 08:14 on Tuesday 4 September 2007. The 59-year-old male driver, a 14-year-old female pedestrian and a 15-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Sep 2007
Tuesday, 08:14
Vehicles
1
Dennis
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56678, longitude -1.73897, in the SN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Stratton, Swindon, SN3 4HY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200754DE37807
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4006
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 200754DE37807 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 2007.