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A37 crash in Bath and North East Somerset on 19 December 1993 at 18:37 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A37 in Bath and North East Somerset at 18:37 on Sunday 19 December 1993. The 42-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Dec 1993
Sunday, 18:37
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Suzuki
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36883, longitude -2.54769, in the BS39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pensford.

Map of where the crash happened in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19935293F4727
Council area
Bath and North East Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
37
Road type
Dual 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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Bus stop or bus shelter
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

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 19935293F4727 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bath and North East Somerset road accident statistics for 1993.