Handcross Hill bus crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 12 July 1906 |
Location | Handcross Hill, Sussex |
Coordinates | 51°03′13″N 0°12′02″W / 51.05356°N 0.20044°W |
Country | United Kingdom |
Incident type | Bus accident |
Cause | Gearbox and brake failure |
Statistics | |
Vehicles | 1 |
Passengers | 34 |
Crew | 2 |
Deaths | 10 |
Injured | 26 |
On 12 July 1906, a bus crashed into a tree on Handcross Hill in Sussex, England, killing 10 people and injuring a further 26 in the worst road crash in Sussex history.