Global Information2004 Ingoldmells bus crash information
| 2004 Ingoldmells bus crash | |
|---|---|
 A Volvo bus operated by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 11 April 2004 |
| Location | Ingoldmells, near Skegness, Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°11′33″N 0°20′52″E / 53.1924°N 0.3478°E |
| Statistics | |
| Bus | Lincolnshire RoadCar Volvo bus |
| Vehicles | 2 |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 6 |
At around 17:00 BST on 11 April 2004, a double-decker bus was involved in a collision with a car and a number of pedestrians outside the Fantasy Island amusement park on Sea Lane in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England.[1][2] The collision killed five pedestrians and injured six more.
The bus, a Volvo double-decker operated by Lincolnshire RoadCar, was operating a scheduled passenger service between Skegness and Chapel St Leonards when the driver, 50-year-old Stephen Topasna, dangerously drove the vehicle on Sea Lane in Ingoldmells.[2][3] The bus veered onto the pavement, striking a number of pedestrians, before swerving back into the road coming to a stop after colliding with a BMW car just beyond a pelican crossing, where it had struck another group of pedestrians.[3]
With five fatalities, the Ingoldmells bus crash was the worst incident involving a bus in the United Kingdom since the M40 minibus crash in 1993. The incident remained the deadliest bus collision in the United Kingdom during the 21st century until it was surpassed by the 2017 M1 motorway crash involving a minibus.
- ^ Tibbetts, Graham (12 April 2004). "Four killed in bus crash near Easter funfair". Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Four dead, six hurt in bus crash". BBC News. 11 April 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Death crash bus 'failed to stop'". BBC News. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2017.