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Serious unclassified road crash in Bristol BS4 on 26 December 2003 at 16:15 involving a Lada Riva

A Lada Riva and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bristol at 16:15 on Friday 26 December 2003. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 2003
Friday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Lada Riva and Honda Civic
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42275, longitude -2.59899, in the BS4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Filwood, Bristol, BS4 1TN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003520172359
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 June 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lada Riva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,452 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lada Riva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    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 2003520172359 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 2003.