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Serious B3128 crash in North Somerset on 4 August 1999 at 18:10 involving a Vauxhall Carlton

A Vauxhall Carlton crashed on the B3128 in North Somerset at 18:10 on Wednesday 4 August 1999. The 21-year-old male driver and an 18-year-old male passenger were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Aug 1999
Wednesday, 18:10
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44632, longitude -2.75283, in the BS48 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Hill.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999520095656
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3128
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Carlton)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Carlton)

    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 1999520095656 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 1999.