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A30 crash in Somerset on 8 April 2016 at 16:28 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Suzuki Alto were involved in a crash on the A30 in Somerset at 16:28 on Friday 8 April 2016. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 31-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Alto were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Apr 2016
Friday, 16:28
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Suzuki Alto
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.98466, longitude -2.3828, in the BA8 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
2016520602781
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Alto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,061 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Alto)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2016520602781 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 2016.