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A3029 crash in Bristol on 8 June 1994 at 19:35 involving a Volvo bus

A car and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A3029 in Bristol at 19:35 on Wednesday 8 June 1994. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jun 1994
Wednesday, 19:35
Vehicles
2
Car and Volvo
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44398, longitude -2.62269, in the BS3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19945294C0701
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3029
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 19945294C0701 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 1994.