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Serious C road crash in East Lindsey PE22 on 26 October 2009 at 15:35 involving an Optare bus

An Optare bus and a car were involved in a crash on a C road in East Lindsey at 15:35 on Monday 26 October 2009. There were twelve casualties: one person was seriously injured and eleven were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Oct 2009
Monday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Optare and car
Casualties
12
1 seriously injured, 11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.01968, longitude -0.10096, in the PE22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200932C314609
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 251 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 September 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Optare

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare)

    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 200932C314609 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lindsey road accident statistics for 2009.