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Unclassified road crash in Somerset TA7 on 14 October 2004 at 11:20 involving an Alfa Romeo 146

An Alfa Romeo 146 and a DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 11:20 on Thursday 14 October 2004. The 33-year-old male driver of the Alfa Romeo 146 and the 38-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Oct 2004
Thursday, 11:20
Vehicles
2
Alfa Romeo 146 and DAF Trucks FA 45
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.16932, longitude -2.95529, in the TA7 postcode district. The location was in the former Sedgemoor district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004520138436
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
60 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
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
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 20 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo 146

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,747 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo 146)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45)

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 2004520138436 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.