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A37 crash in Somerset on 26 April 2012 at 11:15 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a DAF Trucks FA 65CF lorry were involved in a crash on the A37 in Somerset at 11:15 on Thursday 26 April 2012. The 45-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 and the 35-year-old female driver of the DAF Trucks FA 65CF lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Apr 2012
Thursday, 11:15
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and DAF Trucks FA 65CF
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25911, longitude -2.54011, in the BA3 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
2012520202869
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
37
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3139

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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 65CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 65CF)

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 2012520202869 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 2012.