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M32 crash in South Gloucestershire on 14 February 2020 at 21:25 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Citroen C4 taxi were involved in a crash on the M32 in South Gloucestershire at 21:25 on Friday 14 February 2020. The 38-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Feb 2020
Friday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Citroen C4
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50367, longitude -2.52837, in the BS16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Frenchay & Downend, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1QX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020522000791
Council area
South Gloucestershire
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, 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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 September 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020522000791 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 2020.