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Fatal A359 crash in Somerset on 3 August 1981 at 21:00 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A359 in Somerset at 21:00 on Monday 3 August 1981. The 41-year-old male driver of vehicle 3 was killed and the 31-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 26-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Aug 1981
Monday, 21:00
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14499, longitude -2.42452, in the BA10 postcode district. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198152FRO1068
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
359
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 198152FRO1068 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Somerset road accident statistics for 1981.