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A371 crash in Somerset on 20 July 2012 at 10:09 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A371 in Somerset at 10:09 on Friday 20 July 2012. The 17-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jul 2012
Friday, 10:09
Vehicles
2
Honda and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24814, longitude -2.73713, in the BS27 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
2012520204937
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
371
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda)

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 2012520204937 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.