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Fatal A38 crash in Bristol on 27 December 1990 at 00:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A38 in Bristol at 00:15 on Thursday 27 December 1990. The 19-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was killed, a 16-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was seriously injured and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Dec 1990
Thursday, 00:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Orion
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43308, longitude -2.60974, in the BS13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19905290B1852
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
3029

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 19905290B1852 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bristol road accident statistics for 1990.