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Serious unclassified road crash in South Gloucestershire GL9 on 17 March 1980 at 22:45 involving a van

A van crashed on an unclassified road in South Gloucestershire at 22:45 on Monday 17 March 1980. The 21-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on an icy single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Mar 1980
Monday, 22:45
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51581, longitude -2.31167, in the GL9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198052DCH0457
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 168 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198052DCH0457 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 1980.