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B3140 crash in Somerset on 10 August 2011 at 10:23 involving a Citroen C4

A Citroen C4, a Seat Leon and a Ford Transit Connect van were involved in a crash on the B3140 in Somerset at 10:23 on Wednesday 10 August 2011. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Aug 2011
Wednesday, 10:23
Vehicles
3
Citroen C4 and 2 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23725, longitude -2.96199, 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
2011520104855
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3140
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
64%
Estimated chance it was slight
36%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 2011.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    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 2011520104855 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 2011.