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M5 crash in Bristol on 6 March 2025 at 13:19 involving a Volvo XC60

A Volvo XC60 and a Hyundai ix35 were involved in a crash on the M5 in Bristol at 13:19 on Thursday 6 March 2025. The 31-year-old female driver of the Volvo XC60 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Mar 2025
Thursday, 13:19
Vehicles
2
Volvo XC60 and Hyundai ix35
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49913, longitude -2.6903, in the BS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Avonmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 9DJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bristol

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025522500887
Council area
Bristol
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai ix35

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo XC60)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 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 2025522500887 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 2025.