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A361 crash in Somerset on 28 July 2005 at 10:00 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry, a DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry and a DAF Trucks Fat 75CF lorry were involved in a crash on the A361 in Somerset at 10:00 on Thursday 28 July 2005. The 39-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry and the 45-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks Fat 75CF 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
28 Jul 2005
Thursday, 10:00
Vehicles
3
Volvo and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.21095, longitude -2.33926, in the BA11 postcode district. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005520101583
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    9,603 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks Fad 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    12,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: DAF Trucks Fat 75CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks Fad 85CF)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 3 (DAF Trucks Fat 75CF)

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 2005520101583 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.