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Serious A432 crash in Bristol on 5 November 1993 at 13:55 involving a Bristol (BLMC) bus

A Bristol (BLMC) bus crashed on the A432 in Bristol at 13:55 on Friday 5 November 1993. An 86-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Nov 1993
Friday, 13:55
Vehicles
1
Bristol (BLMC)
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47406, longitude -2.56076, in the BS5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19935293B1391
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
432
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 86, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

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 19935293B1391 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 1993.