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Fatal A38 crash in South Gloucestershire on 16 June 1982 at 13:56 involving a lorry

A lorry hit a pedestrian on the A38 in South Gloucestershire at 13:56 on Wednesday 16 June 1982. A 32-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Jun 1982
Wednesday, 13:56
Vehicles
1
Lorry
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51897, longitude -2.57082, in the BS34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Filton.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198252DFI0952
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 198252DFI0952 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 1982.