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A37 crash in Somerset on 20 August 2017 at 13:01 involving a Hyundai Tucson

A Hyundai Tucson, a Vauxhall Astra and a car were involved in a crash on the A37 in Somerset at 13:01 on Sunday 20 August 2017. A 55-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Aug 2017
Sunday, 13:01
Vehicles
3
Hyundai Tucson and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18526, longitude -2.53528, in the BA4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Shepton Mallet. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Mendip district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017520706788
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
37
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2017520706788 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 2017.