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Serious B4427 crash in South Gloucestershire on 15 March 2004 at 15:59 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series, a car and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the B4427 in South Gloucestershire at 15:59 on Monday 15 March 2004. The 46-year-old female driver of the car was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series and a 14-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Mar 2004
Monday, 15:59
Vehicles
3
BMW 5 Series and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55885, longitude -2.51119, in the BS35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004520035335
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4427
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,693 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 3: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    8,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2004520035335 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 2004.