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Serious A4018 crash in Bristol on 18 October 2024 at 19:15 involving a Mazda 2

A bicycle and a Mazda 2 were involved in a crash on the A4018 in Bristol at 19:15 on Friday 18 October 2024. The 19-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Oct 2024
Friday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mazda 2
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46908, longitude -2.61406, in the BS8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bristol. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clifton Down, Bristol, BS8 2QX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024522500054
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4018
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2024522500054 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 2024.