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A303 crash in Somerset on 6 July 2001 at 17:12 involving a Fiat Punto

A car, a Fiat Punto and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A303 in Somerset at 17:12 on Friday 6 July 2001. The 30-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto, a 28-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Punto and an 11-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Punto were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2001
Friday, 17:12
Vehicles
3
Fiat Punto and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.94243, longitude -2.80132, in the TA13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Petherton & Islemoor, Somerset, TA13 5AF area accident hotspot. 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
200152F935817
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
303
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    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 200152F935817 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.