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M32 crash in Bristol on 10 November 2016 at 10:50 involving a Mercedes lorry

A van and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the M32 in Bristol at 10:50 on Thursday 10 November 2016. The 56-year-old male driver of the van and a 31-year-old female passenger in the van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Nov 2016
Thursday, 10:50
Vehicles
2
Van and Mercedes
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4697, longitude -2.56642, in the BS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6SU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016521608847
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
32
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 January 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    10,677 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    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 2016521608847 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.