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Fatal B3153 crash in Somerset on 22 March 1996 at 22:24 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini crashed on the B3153 in Somerset at 22:24 on Friday 22 March 1996. A 26-year-old male passenger was killed and a 16-year-old male passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Mar 1996
Friday, 22:24
Vehicles
1
Austin Mini
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.04785, longitude -2.77885, in the TA10 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19965296J0620
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3153
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 19965296J0620 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 1996.