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Unclassified road crash in Havering RM5 on 29 April 2024 at 15:20 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus, a Vauxhall Astra and a Peugeot 207 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Havering at 15:20 on Monday 29 April 2024. A 12-year-old male passenger in the Alexander Dennis bus, a 12-year-old male passenger in the Alexander Dennis bus and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Alexander Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Apr 2024
Monday, 15:20
Vehicles
3
Alexander Dennis and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60892, longitude 0.16241, in the RM5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Havering. It is one of the crashes that make up the Havering-atte-Bower, Havering, RM5 2QB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010507622
Council area
Havering
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 January 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024010507622 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Havering road accident statistics for 2024.