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M5 crash in North Somerset on 22 November 2001 at 15:25 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

An LDV 400 Series minibus crashed on the M5 in North Somerset at 15:25 on Thursday 22 November 2001. The 42-year-old male driver and a 37-year-old male passenger 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
22 Nov 2001
Thursday, 15:25
Vehicles
1
LDV 400 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33401, longitude -2.89382, in the BS24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hutton & Locking, North Somerset, BS24 7AJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001520161543
Council area
North 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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

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 2001520161543 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 2001.