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A303 crash in Somerset on 12 May 1991 at 18:20 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A303 in Somerset at 18:20 on Sunday 12 May 1991. The 31-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and a 30-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 May 1991
Sunday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks and Ford Sierra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9352, longitude -2.93465, in the TA19 postcode district. The location was in the former South Somerset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19915291F0696
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
303
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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    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 19915291F0696 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 1991.