2019 Totnes bus crash
The 2019 Totnes bus crash was a single-vehicle collision on the A385 road at Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England on 5 October 2019. More than 50 people – including the driver – were injured when a double-decker bus overturned at high speed between Totnes and Paignton. Eight passengers suffered injuries described as "serious" out of 37 requiring hospitalisation; though there were no fatalities.
| 2019 Totnes bus crash | |
|---|---|
A Scania N230UD double-decker bus operating for Stagecoach Gold, similar to the one involved in the incident. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 5 October 2019 |
| Location | A385 road, near Totnes, Devon |
| Coordinates | 50.4332°N 3.6315°W |
| Operator | Stagecoach South West |
| Statistics | |
| Bus | Scania N230UD |
| Vehicles | 1 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 50+ total 37 hospitalised 8 serious |
The bus, a 2013 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 bodied Scania N230UD double-decker operated by Stagecoach South West on Stagecoach Gold services, was operating a scheduled passenger service from Torquay to Plymouth when the driver lost control of the vehicle at a sharp bend on the rural A385 single-carriageway road. The bus mounted the unpaved verge on the outside of the bend, crashed through roadside hedgerows and subsequently came to rest on its side in an adjacent grass field.
On 12 July 2021, the driver of the bus, 19-year-old Kameron Allan, was convicted of driving without due care and attention; he received a twelve-month driving ban and a fine. Allan was cleared of the more serious initial charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Additionally, Stagecoach South West were criticised for allowing Allan to drive the bus given his lack of experience with the vehicle and the route.