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A370 crash in North Somerset on 4 December 1993 at 15:35 involving a Rover 800 Series

A Rover 800 Series and an Austin Morris Mini were involved in a crash on the A370 in North Somerset at 15:35 on Saturday 4 December 1993. The 43-year-old female driver of the Rover 800 Series, a 10-year-old male passenger in the Austin Morris Mini and the 38-year-old female driver of the Austin Morris Mini were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Dec 1993
Saturday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Rover 800 Series and Austin Morris Mini
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41171, longitude -2.74433, in the BS48 postcode district and within the built-up area of Backwell.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19935293M4532
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
370
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 April 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    848 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 800 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

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 19935293M4532 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Somerset road accident statistics for 1993.