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Serious B4048 crash in Bristol on 23 January 1991 at 16:37 involving a BMW K 100 RS motorcycle

A BMW K 100 RS motorcycle, a Datsun Stanza and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B4048 in Bristol at 16:37 on Wednesday 23 January 1991. A 20-year-old male pedestrian hit by the BMW K 100 RS motorcycle and a 7-year-old male pedestrian hit by the BMW K 100 RS motorcycle were seriously injured and the 28-year-old male rider of the BMW K 100 RS motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Jan 1991
Wednesday, 16:37
Vehicles
3
BMW K 100 RS and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47394, longitude -2.52893, in the BS16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingswood and Fishponds.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19915291C0134
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4048
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW K 100 RS

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Datsun Stanza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (BMW K 100 RS)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW K 100 RS)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW K 100 RS)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 19915291C0134 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.