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Serious unclassified road crash in Bristol BS11 on 3 November 2004 at 05:25 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bristol at 05:25 on Wednesday 3 November 2004. The 34-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously 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
3 Nov 2004
Wednesday, 05:25
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50256, longitude -2.68691, in the BS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Avonmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 9DJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004520146188
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

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    805 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

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

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 2004520146188 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 2004.