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A1155 crash in Stevenage on 22 August 2017 at 12:07 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series and a VDL bus were involved in a crash on the A1155 in Stevenage at 12:07 on Tuesday 22 August 2017. A 43-year-old female passenger in the VDL bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Aug 2017
Tuesday, 12:07
Vehicles
2
BMW 1 Series and VDL
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.90479, longitude -0.20504, in the SG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stevenage. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Town, Stevenage, SG1 1LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stevenage

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017410216977
Council area
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1155
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
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
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: VDL

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (VDL)

    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 2017410216977 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stevenage road accident statistics for 2017.