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M5 crash in Bristol on 23 December 2012 at 13:35 involving a Suzuki Ignis

Four vehicles, including a Suzuki Ignis and a BMW X3, were involved in a crash on the M5 in Bristol at 13:35 on Sunday 23 December 2012. The 46-year-old male driver of the Ford Galaxy, a 44-year-old female passenger in the Ford Galaxy and a 10-year-old male passenger in the Ford Galaxy were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2012
Sunday, 13:35
Vehicles
4
Suzuki Ignis and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49429, longitude -2.68707, in the BS11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 9PF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012521300124
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
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
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2017.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Ignis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Galaxy)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2012521300124 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.