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M4 crash in South Gloucestershire on 26 August 2024 at 14:30 involving a Kia Optima

A Kia Optima and a Nissan Qashqai were involved in a crash on the M4 in South Gloucestershire at 14:30 on Monday 26 August 2024. A 54-year-old male passenger in the Kia Optima, a 15-year-old female passenger in the Kia Optima and a 9-year-old male passenger in the Kia Optima were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Aug 2024
Monday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Kia Optima and Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54573, longitude -2.54768, in the BS32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bradley Stoke. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bradley Stoke North, South Gloucestershire, BS32 0EB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Gloucestershire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024522402758
Council area
South Gloucestershire
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 May 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Optima

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Optima)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Optima)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Optima)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

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 2024522402758 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 2024.