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Serious A38 crash in Bristol on 10 November 2001 at 15:55 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon and a Kawasaki ZX1200 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A38 in Bristol at 15:55 on Saturday 10 November 2001. The 34-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX1200 motorcycle and a 31-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki ZX1200 motorcycle were seriously injured and the 22-year-old female driver of the Seat Leon was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Nov 2001
Saturday, 15:55
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and Kawasaki ZX1200
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46604, longitude -2.59092, in the BS6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cotham, Bristol, BS6 5RH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001520154857
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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 24 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX1200

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX1200)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX1200)

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 2001520154857 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.