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A4032 crash in Bristol on 30 November 2012 at 14:50 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a car were involved in a crash on the A4032 in Bristol at 14:50 on Friday 30 November 2012. The 53-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2012
Friday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4596, longitude -2.58436, in the BS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012521207866
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4032
Road type
Dual 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
A
Second road number
4044

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 2012521207866 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 2012.