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Serious C road crash in Bexley DA6 on 12 August 2017 at 10:30 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus crashed on a C road in Bexley at 10:30 on Saturday 12 August 2017. A 56-year-old female passenger was seriously injured and an 82-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2017
Saturday, 10:30
Vehicles
1
Alexander Dennis
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45721, longitude 0.14599, in the DA6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010053512
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017010053512 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bexley road accident statistics for 2017.