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M5 crash in Somerset on 28 June 2005 at 17:10 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on the M5 in Somerset at 17:10 on Tuesday 28 June 2005. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jun 2005
Tuesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and Renault Laguna
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.02785, longitude -3.05134, in the TA3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8DP area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Somerset West and Taunton district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005520084085
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
36%
Estimated chance it was slight
64%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2005520084085 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 2005.