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A196 crash in Northumberland on 1 May 2014 at 09:00 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A196 in Northumberland at 09:00 on Thursday 1 May 2014. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 May 2014
Thursday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.15908, longitude -1.60852, in the NE62 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stakeford.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014100269314
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
196
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, 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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    3,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, 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 2014100269314 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2014.