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A303 crash in Somerset on 21 August 2004 at 09:51 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf, a Ford Fiesta and a Proton Persona were involved in a crash on the A303 in Somerset at 09:51 on Saturday 21 August 2004. The 47-year-old male driver of the Proton Persona, a 39-year-old female passenger in the Proton Persona and a 48-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Aug 2004
Saturday, 09:51
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.94205, longitude -2.8033, in the TA13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Petherton & Islemoor, Somerset, TA13 5AF 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
2004520109711
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
303
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 3: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Proton Persona)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Proton Persona)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2004520109711 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 2004.