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B3190 crash in Somerset on 15 September 2015 at 07:30 involving a Vauxhall Combo van

A Vauxhall Combo van and a Dennis lorry were involved in a crash on the B3190 in Somerset at 07:30 on Tuesday 15 September 2015. The 20-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Combo van, the 49-year-old male driver of the Dennis lorry and a 35-year-old male passenger in the Dennis lorry were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2015
Tuesday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Combo and Dennis
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07313, longitude -3.41221, in the TA4 postcode district. The location was in the former Somerset West and Taunton district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015520507171
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3190
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Combo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Combo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    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 2015520507171 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 2015.