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Unclassified road crash in Bridgend CF31 on 1 May 2013 at 08:46 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend at 08:46 on Wednesday 1 May 2013. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 May 2013
Wednesday, 08:46
Vehicles
2
Dennis and DAF Trucks
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52387, longitude -3.57388, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013621300745
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales
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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

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 2013621300745 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 2013.