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A4174 crash in South Gloucestershire on 25 March 2020 at 20:25 involving a Lexus RX450

A Lexus RX450 and a Mazda MX-5 were involved in a crash on the A4174 in South Gloucestershire at 20:25 on Wednesday 25 March 2020. The 62-year-old female driver of the Mazda MX-5 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 2020
Wednesday, 20:25
Vehicles
2
Lexus RX450 and Mazda MX-5
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50613, longitude -2.53801, 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
2020522002529
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
4174
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexus RX450

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    3,456 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda MX-5)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020522002529 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.