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A303 crash in Somerset on 20 September 2004 at 11:45 involving a Peugeot 406

A Peugeot 406, a Volkswagen Beetle and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A303 in Somerset at 11:45 on Monday 20 September 2004. The 75-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra, a 74-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra and a 60-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Beetle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Sep 2004
Monday, 11:45
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 406 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.04774, longitude -2.42266, in the BA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wincanton. 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
2004520124273
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3081

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
38%
Estimated chance it was slight
62%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Beetle

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    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 2004520124273 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.