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A369 crash in North Somerset on 9 April 2014 at 09:30 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Mazda MX-5 were involved in a crash on the A369 in North Somerset at 09:30 on Wednesday 9 April 2014. The 45-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Apr 2014
Wednesday, 09:30
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Mazda MX-5
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47839, longitude -2.71216, in the BS20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gordano Valley, North Somerset, BS20 7TS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014521402479
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
369
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
5

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
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2014521402479 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Somerset road accident statistics for 2014.