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Fatal B936 crash in Fife on 8 April 2019 at 12:02 involving a Mercedes Sprinter bus

A Mercedes Sprinter bus and a Citroen C3 were involved in a crash on the B936 in Fife at 12:02 on Monday 8 April 2019. An 82-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes Sprinter bus was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Apr 2019
Monday, 12:02
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Citroen C3
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.24768, longitude -3.15368, in the KY15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Howe of Fife and Tay Coast, Fife, KY15 7JA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019940016619
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
936
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 82, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019940016619 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 2019.