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A39 crash in Somerset on 9 June 2014 at 17:53 involving a Honda Accord

A Honda Accord and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the A39 in Somerset at 17:53 on Monday 9 June 2014. A 26-year-old male passenger in the Seat Ibiza was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jun 2014
Monday, 17:53
Vehicles
2
Honda Accord and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.12724, longitude -3.00901, in the TA6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgwater. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area accident hotspot. 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
2014520404383
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 October 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    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
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    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 2014520404383 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.