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Unclassified road crash in Bristol BS3 on 2 September 1998 at 16:56 involving a Volvo 850

A Volvo 850, a Rover 200 Series and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bristol at 16:56 on Wednesday 2 September 1998. The 38-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series, a 60-year-old male passenger in the Rover 200 Series and a 25-year-old male passenger in the Rover 200 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Sep 1998
Wednesday, 16:56
Vehicles
3
Volvo 850 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44284, longitude -2.58267, in the BS3 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
1998520100455
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 850

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1998520100455 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.