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B1049 crash in Cambridge on 12 May 2018 at 12:30 involving a Scania bus

A goods vehicle and a Scania bus were involved in a crash on the B1049 in Cambridge at 12:30 on Saturday 12 May 2018. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 May 2018
Saturday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Goods vehicle and Scania
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.21991, longitude 0.11168, in the CB4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cambridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Cambridge, CB4 3PZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cambridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018350298734
Council area
Cambridge
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1049
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    9,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown), in vehicle 1 (Goods vehicle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

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

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

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

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2018350298734 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cambridge road accident statistics for 2018.