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M6 crash in Stafford on 6 May 2016 at 02:27 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus, a Citroen Relay van and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the M6 in Stafford at 02:27 on Friday 6 May 2016. A 61-year-old male passenger in the Volvo bus was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2016
Friday, 02:27
Vehicles
3
Volvo and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97264, longitude -2.22002, in the ST5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swynnerton & Oulton, Stafford, ST5 4DQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016210065145
Council area
Stafford
Police force
Staffordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 97 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    10,838 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Relay

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    12,902 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 2016210065145 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stafford road accident statistics for 2016.