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M5 crash in Somerset on 28 December 2000 at 12:15 involving a Mazda MX-6

A Mazda MX-6, a Renault Laguna and a Mitsubishi Carisma were involved in a crash on the M5 in Somerset at 12:15 on Thursday 28 December 2000. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Dec 2000
Thursday, 12:15
Vehicles
3
Mazda MX-6 and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1803, longitude -2.97569, in the TA7 postcode district. The location was in the former Sedgemoor district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200052GU28617
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 June 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mitsubishi Carisma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    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 200052GU28617 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 2000.