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Serious B3111 crash in Bath and North East Somerset on 2 August 2003 at 17:32 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Rover 45 were involved in a crash on the B3111 in Bath and North East Somerset at 17:32 on Saturday 2 August 2003. The 75-year-old male driver of the Rover 45 and a 74-year-old female passenger in the Rover 45 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Aug 2003
Saturday, 17:32
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Rover 45
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37826, longitude -2.3767, in the BA2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westmoreland, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 3BP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003520099481
Council area
Bath and North East Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3111
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 September 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 45

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 45)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2003520099481 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bath and North East Somerset road accident statistics for 2003.