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A420 crash in Bristol on 20 May 2009 at 15:02 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A420 in Bristol at 15:02 on Wednesday 20 May 2009. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus, a 25-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and the 51-year-old female driver of the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2009
Wednesday, 15:02
Vehicles
2
Dennis and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45782, longitude -2.56246, in the BS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Easton, Bristol, BS5 9DU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009520904394
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
420
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    8,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

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 2009520904394 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 2009.