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Fatal unclassified road crash in Somerset BA16 on 24 December 2010 at 10:50 involving a Mercedes 300

A Mercedes 300 crashed on an unclassified road in Somerset at 10:50 on Friday 24 December 2010. A 74-year-old male passenger was killed and a 44-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 2010
Friday, 10:50
Vehicles
1
Mercedes 300
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.12888, longitude -2.71236, in the BA16 postcode district. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010520009967
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
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 300

    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 and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 300)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 300)

    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 2010520009967 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.