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B4509 crash in South Gloucestershire on 20 April 1994 at 17:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the B4509 in South Gloucestershire at 17:10 on Wednesday 20 April 1994. A 34-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 1994
Wednesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Scania
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61529, longitude -2.41446, in the GL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19945294E1506
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4509
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    8,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 19945294E1506 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 1994.