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B3128 crash in North Somerset on 2 October 2016 at 01:20 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta crashed on the B3128 in North Somerset at 01:20 on Sunday 2 October 2016. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2016
Sunday, 01:20
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43681, longitude -2.6339, in the BS3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 2AZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016521607421
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3128
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, no street lighting
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
74%
Estimated chance it was slight
26%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016521607421 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 2016.