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M32 crash in Bristol on 12 February 2020 at 17:53 involving a Hyundai i800

A Hyundai i800 and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the M32 in Bristol at 17:53 on Wednesday 12 February 2020. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Feb 2020
Wednesday, 17:53
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i800 and Audi A3
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48923, longitude -2.54873, in the BS16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Frome Vale, Bristol, BS16 1EA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020522000733
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
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 June 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i800

    Car

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i800)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i800)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i800)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i800)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020522000733 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 2020.