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Fatal A4 crash in Bristol on 7 April 2019 at 12:48 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera hit two pedestrians on the A4 in Bristol at 12:48 on Sunday 7 April 2019. A 74-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 50-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Apr 2019
Sunday, 12:48
Vehicles
1
Nissan Almera
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44995, longitude -2.61795, in the BS8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southville, Bristol, BS3 1RX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019521902481
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 74, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2019521902481 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 2019.