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M5 crash in Somerset on 27 April 2010 at 00:20 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a car were involved in a crash on the M5 in Somerset at 00:20 on Tuesday 27 April 2010. The 74-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic and a 70-year-old female passenger in the Honda Civic were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Apr 2010
Tuesday, 00:20
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19392, longitude -2.97082, in the TA9 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
2010520004002
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 October 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    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 2010520004002 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 2010.