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M5 crash in South Gloucestershire on 4 August 1995 at 04:05 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M5 in South Gloucestershire at 04:05 on Friday 4 August 1995. A 31-year-old female passenger in the lorry and a 23-year-old female passenger in the lorry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 1995
Friday, 04:05
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and lorry
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54311, longitude -2.57948, in the BS32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Patchway.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19955295E2806
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 19955295E2806 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 1995.