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Unclassified road crash in Somerset BA4 on 13 December 2002 at 13:45 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Somerset at 13:45 on Friday 13 December 2002. A 77-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Dec 2002
Friday, 13:45
Vehicles
1
Toyota Corolla
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19047, longitude -2.54689, 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.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002520172456
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
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 September 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2002520172456 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.