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A46 crash in South Gloucestershire on 8 March 2019 at 09:41 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A bus or coach and a Suzuki Vitara were involved in a crash on the A46 in South Gloucestershire at 09:41 on Friday 8 March 2019. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Mar 2019
Friday, 09:41
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and Suzuki Vitara
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47277, longitude -2.36499, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019521903898
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
60 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
53%
Estimated chance it was slight
47%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 March 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    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
    53 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,586 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

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

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2019521903898 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 2019.