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M32 crash in Bristol on 2 November 2005 at 23:59 involving a Fiat Ulysse

A Fiat Ulysse and a car were involved in a crash on the M32 in Bristol at 23:59 on Wednesday 2 November 2005. The 25-year-old male driver of the Fiat Ulysse and a 36-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Ulysse were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Nov 2005
Wednesday, 23:59
Vehicles
2
Fiat Ulysse and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49607, longitude -2.53512, in the BS16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingswood and Fishponds. It is one of the crashes that make up the Frenchay & Downend, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1QX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005520144959
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
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with 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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Ulysse

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Ulysse)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Ulysse)

    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 2005520144959 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 2005.