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M5 crash in North Somerset on 7 December 2000 at 05:30 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a van were involved in a crash on the M5 in North Somerset at 05:30 on Thursday 7 December 2000. The 38-year-old female driver of the Citroen BX, a 28-year-old female passenger in the Citroen BX and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Citroen BX were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2000
Thursday, 05:30
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and van
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47306, longitude -2.73341, in the BS20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000520156655
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

    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 2000520156655 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 2000.