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M32 crash in Bristol on 18 September 2001 at 08:18 involving a Volvo lorry

Four vehicles, including a Volvo lorry and a Seat Toledo, were involved in a crash on the M32 in Bristol at 08:18 on Tuesday 18 September 2001. The 24-year-old male driver of the Seat Toledo, the 45-year-old female driver of the car and the 24-year-old female driver of the Ford KA were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 2001
Tuesday, 08:18
Vehicles
4
Volvo and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4663, longitude -2.57422, in the BS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lawrence Hill, Bristol, BS5 0UU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001520126047
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
32
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1990.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Toledo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Toledo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford KA)

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 2001520126047 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.