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C road crash in Guildford GU1 on 1 November 2008 at 14:35 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a Toyota Avensis were involved in a crash on a C road in Guildford at 14:35 on Saturday 1 November 2008. A 42-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 6-year-old male passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Nov 2008
Saturday, 14:35
Vehicles
2
Dennis and Toyota Avensis
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23802, longitude -0.57565, in the GU1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Guildford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200845GU30622
Council area
Guildford
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 200845GU30622 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 2008.