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B3139 crash in Somerset on 16 September 1991 at 10:10 involving a Rover SD1

A Rover SD1 and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B3139 in Somerset at 10:10 on Monday 16 September 1991. A 75-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta and the 74-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Sep 1991
Monday, 10:10
Vehicles
2
Rover SD1 and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25775, longitude -2.5531, in the BA3 postcode district. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19915291F1357
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3139
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover SD1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,350 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 19915291F1357 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.