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Unclassified road crash in Bristol BS5 on 4 July 2016 at 18:30 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series, a car and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bristol at 18:30 on Monday 4 July 2016. An 18-year-old male passenger in the BMW 3 Series, a 19-year-old male passenger in the BMW 3 Series and an 18-year-old male passenger in the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jul 2016
Monday, 18:30
Vehicles
3
BMW 3 Series and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45677, longitude -2.52935, in the BS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the St George Troopers Hill, Bristol, BS5 8DA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016521605056
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
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
25%
Estimated chance it was slight
75%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 May 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

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 2016521605056 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 2016.