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Unclassified road crash in Somerset BA10 on 20 October 2014 at 14:05 involving a John Deere agricultural vehicle

A John Deere agricultural vehicle and a Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 14:05 on Monday 20 October 2014. The 26-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Oct 2014
Monday, 14:05
Vehicles
2
John Deere and Kawasaki ZX600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.11402, longitude -2.47681, in the BA10 postcode district. The location was in the former South Somerset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014520408941
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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, 33 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: John Deere

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    6,788 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX600

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX600)

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 2014520408941 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.