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A371 crash in Somerset on 6 December 2002 at 17:05 involving a Peugeot 309

A Peugeot 309 and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on the A371 in Somerset at 17:05 on Friday 6 December 2002. The 39-year-old female driver of the Rover 400 Series, a 39-year-old male passenger in the Rover 400 Series and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2002
Friday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 309 and Rover 400 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18615, longitude -2.54669, in the BA4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Shepton Mallet. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Mendip district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002520169552
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
371
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 2002520169552 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 2002.