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M32 crash in South Gloucestershire on 5 September 2016 at 22:15 involving a Mercedes CLK Class

A Mercedes CLK Class, a Volkswagen Golf and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on the M32 in South Gloucestershire at 22:15 on Monday 5 September 2016. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Sep 2016
Monday, 22:15
Vehicles
3
Mercedes CLK Class and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50475, longitude -2.52857, in the BS16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1RX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016521606835
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
32
Road type
Slip road
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
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
4174

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016521606835 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Gloucestershire road accident statistics for 2016.