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A37 crash in Bristol on 5 October 1993 at 21:52 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a BMW 6 Series were involved in a crash on the A37 in Bristol at 21:52 on Tuesday 5 October 1993. The 27-year-old male driver of the BMW 6 Series and a 25-year-old male passenger in the BMW 6 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 1993
Tuesday, 21:52
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and BMW 6 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42603, longitude -2.56333, in the BS14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19935293C1202
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
37
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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 3 November 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 6 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    3,430 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 6 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 6 Series)

    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 19935293C1202 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.