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A361 crash in Somerset on 11 November 2005 at 08:18 involving a Fiat Uno

A Fiat Uno and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A361 in Somerset at 08:18 on Friday 11 November 2005. A 3-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Uno was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Nov 2005
Friday, 08:18
Vehicles
2
Fiat Uno and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1952, longitude -2.45049, in the BA4 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
2005520149411
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
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 80 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 September 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,116 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    5,480 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

    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 2005520149411 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.