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Serious B3129 crash in North Somerset on 2 June 1996 at 07:10 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series and a Case IH were involved in a crash on the B3129 in North Somerset at 07:10 on Sunday 2 June 1996. The 26-year-old male driver of the Rover 400 Series was seriously injured and a 26-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Jun 1996
Sunday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Rover 400 Series and Case IH
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45092, longitude -2.65401, in the BS8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19965296M2060
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3129
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Case IH

    Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 19965296M2060 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 1996.