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B3139 crash in Somerset on 15 April 2014 at 19:45 involving a Toyota Prius

A motorcycle and a Toyota Prius were involved in a crash on the B3139 in Somerset at 19:45 on Tuesday 15 April 2014. The 19-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Apr 2014
Tuesday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Toyota Prius
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26822, longitude -2.48606, 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
2014520403187
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3139
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
3355

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
33%
Estimated chance it was slight
67%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 2014520403187 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 2014.