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Unclassified road crash in Somerset TA6 on 25 November 2002 at 14:43 involving a Mercedes bus

A Mercedes bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 14:43 on Monday 25 November 2002. The 57-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 2002
Monday, 14:43
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1182, longitude -3.0031, in the TA6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgwater. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridgwater South, Somerset, TA6 6EP area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Sedgemoor district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002521628098
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
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 March 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    3,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, on vehicle 2 (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 2002521628098 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.