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Serious A46 crash in South Gloucestershire on 9 March 2017 at 10:55 involving a Ssangyong Tivoli

A Ssangyong Tivoli, a Land Rover Freelander and a car were involved in a crash on the A46 in South Gloucestershire at 10:55 on Thursday 9 March 2017. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Mar 2017
Thursday, 10:55
Vehicles
3
Ssangyong Tivoli and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47274, longitude -2.36502, in the SN14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boyd Valley, South Gloucestershire, SN14 8LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017521702138
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ssangyong Tivoli

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ssangyong Tivoli)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ssangyong Tivoli)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2017521702138 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 2017.