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A361 crash in Swindon on 19 September 2012 at 09:10 involving an LDV 400 Series van

An LDV 400 Series van and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A361 in Swindon at 09:10 on Wednesday 19 September 2012. The 62-year-old male driver of the LDV 400 Series van, a 35-year-old male passenger in the LDV 400 Series van and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Alexander Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Sep 2012
Wednesday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
LDV 400 Series and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6239, longitude -1.7138, in the SN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Highworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7AG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012548413612
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 March 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    8,268 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    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 2012548413612 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 2012.