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Fatal unclassified road crash in Somerset BA22 on 18 May 2001 at 16:25 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and an Austin Mini were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 16:25 on Friday 18 May 2001. The 75-year-old female driver of the Austin Mini was killed and the 44-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 May 2001
Friday, 16:25
Vehicles
2
Scania and Austin Mini
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.94503, longitude -2.67325, in the BA22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Yeovil. It is one of the crashes that make up the Yeovil West, Somerset, BA20 2FH area accident hotspot. The location was in the former South Somerset district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200152F656767
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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 12 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Scania)

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 200152F656767 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 2001.