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B4054 crash in Bristol on 24 May 1998 at 17:49 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4054 in Bristol at 17:49 on Sunday 24 May 1998. The 18-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle, the 34-year-old female driver of the Mazda 626 and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 626 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 1998
Sunday, 17:49
Vehicles
2
Mazda 626 and Yamaha
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47512, longitude -2.60036, in the BS6 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
1998520055034
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4054
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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 18 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,839 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    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 1998520055034 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 1998.