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A5008 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 14 August 2012 at 19:20 involving a Scania bus

A bicycle and a Scania bus were involved in a crash on the A5008 in Stoke-on-Trent at 19:20 on Tuesday 14 August 2012. A female passenger in the Scania bus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2012
Tuesday, 19:20
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Scania
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.02493, longitude -2.16039, in the ST1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3ST area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012212004268
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5008
Road type
Dual 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
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 December 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    11,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    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 2012212004268 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 2012.