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M5 crash in Bristol on 31 August 2001 at 14:15 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the M5 in Bristol at 14:15 on Friday 31 August 2001. A 14-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier and the 60-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2001
Friday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51028, longitude -2.65749, in the BS11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001520117064
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 2001520117064 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 2001.