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Fatal B4469 crash in Bristol on 13 November 1994 at 15:00 involving a Ford Cortina

A Ford Cortina and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the B4469 in Bristol at 15:00 on Sunday 13 November 1994. An 87-year-old female passenger in the Ford Cortina was killed and the 80-year-old male driver of the Ford Cortina was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Nov 1994
Sunday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Cortina and Volvo
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48852, longitude -2.58239, in the BS7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19945294D6902
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4469
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
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 1 June 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Cortina)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Cortina)

    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 19945294D6902 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.