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Serious A4 crash in Bristol on 12 September 1992 at 23:15 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion, two Vauxhall Cavaliers and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A4 in Bristol at 23:15 on Saturday 12 September 1992. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Sep 1992
Saturday, 23:15
Vehicles
4
Ford Orion and 3 others
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45072, longitude -2.60753, in the BS1 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
19925292A2149
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4466

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 19925292A2149 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 1992.