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Serious A369 crash in North Somerset on 31 October 2003 at 00:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A369 in North Somerset at 00:45 on Friday 31 October 2003. There were ten casualties: nine people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Oct 2003
Friday, 00:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Ford Transit
Casualties
10
9 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45665, longitude -2.64952, in the BS8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Long Ashton, North Somerset, BS8 3PQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003520146820
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
369
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 2003520146820 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Somerset road accident statistics for 2003.