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Fatal unclassified road crash in Swindon SN5 on 7 August 2008 at 19:59 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swindon at 19:59 on Thursday 7 August 2008. A 6-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Alexander Dennis bus was killed, a 7-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Alexander Dennis bus was seriously injured and the 28-year-old male driver of the Alexander Dennis bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Aug 2008
Thursday, 19:59
Vehicles
2
Alexander Dennis and Dennis
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55668, longitude -1.82154, in the SN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shaw & Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7AP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200854DN29408
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    8,268 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    5,883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, hit by vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 200854DN29408 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 2008.