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Unclassified road crash in Somerset TA12 on 27 October 2003 at 07:43 involving a Malaguti F-15 Firefox motorcycle

A Malaguti F-15 Firefox motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 07:43 on Monday 27 October 2003. The 16-year-old male rider of the Malaguti F-15 Firefox motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Oct 2003
Monday, 07:43
Vehicles
2
Malaguti F-15 Firefox and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96158, longitude -2.77473, in the TA12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Martock. The location was in the former South Somerset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003521457519
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
Using private drive or entrance
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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Malaguti F-15 Firefox

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Malaguti F-15 Firefox)

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 2003521457519 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 2003.