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Fatal B3129 crash in North Somerset on 10 September 1998 at 11:05 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the B3129 in North Somerset at 11:05 on Thursday 10 September 1998. The 43-year-old female driver of the Toyota Corolla was killed and the 32-year-old female driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Sep 1998
Thursday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Toyota Corolla and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44304, longitude -2.67937, in the BS8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998520106089
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 July 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

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 1998520106089 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 1998.