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B3090 crash in Somerset on 26 February 2013 at 08:45 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a Volkswagen Lupo were involved in a crash on the B3090 in Somerset at 08:45 on Tuesday 26 February 2013. A 14-year-old male passenger in the Mini Cooper was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Feb 2013
Tuesday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and Volkswagen Lupo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22744, longitude -2.32306, in the BA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Frome. It is one of the crashes that make up the Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area accident hotspot. 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
2013520301671
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3090
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mini Cooper)

    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 2013520301671 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 2013.