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B3157 crash in Somerset on 17 November 2003 at 07:50 involving a Rover Metro

A Rover Metro and a Honda NT650V Deauville motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3157 in Somerset at 07:50 on Monday 17 November 2003. The 50-year-old male rider of the Honda NT650V Deauville motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2003
Monday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Rover Metro and Honda NT650V Deauville
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.00047, longitude -2.68203, in the BA22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ilchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Martock, Somerset, BA22 8NT area accident hotspot. 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
2003521547099
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3157
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 28 August 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda NT650V Deauville

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    647 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda NT650V Deauville)

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 2003521547099 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.