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Serious unclassified road crash in Bristol BS7 on 19 January 1991 at 11:00 involving a Mazda 323

A Mazda 323 and a Nissan Bluebird were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bristol at 11:00 on Saturday 19 January 1991. The 30-year-old male driver of the Mazda 323 and the 30-year-old male driver of the Nissan Bluebird were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 1991
Saturday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Mazda 323 and Nissan Bluebird
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49847, longitude -2.58915, in the BS7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19915291C0088
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 323)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Bluebird)

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 19915291C0088 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 1991.