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A359 crash in Somerset on 11 May 2001 at 21:30 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A bicycle and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A359 in Somerset at 21:30 on Friday 11 May 2001. The 14-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 May 2001
Friday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.11065, longitude -2.45566, in the BA10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bruton. The location was in the former South Somerset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200152F718117
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
359
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 78 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 October 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 200152F718117 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.