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Fatal A361 crash in Somerset on 26 January 2001 at 14:15 involving a Volvo 740

A Volvo 740, an ERF lorry and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the A361 in Somerset at 14:15 on Friday 26 January 2001. The 19-year-old male driver of the Volvo 740 was killed.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jan 2001
Friday, 14:15
Vehicles
3
Volvo 740 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19608, longitude -2.45364, in the BA4 postcode district. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200152FS14044
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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 serious injury crash on 14 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 740

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    10,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 740)

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 200152FS14044 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.