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A4044 crash in Bristol on 11 March 2017 at 21:53 involving a Mercedes Vito

A Mercedes Vito hit a pedestrian on the A4044 in Bristol at 21:53 on Saturday 11 March 2017. A 17-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Mar 2017
Saturday, 21:53
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Vito
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45931, longitude -2.58704, in the BS1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017521702144
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4044
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 July 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2017521702144 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 2017.