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Fatal A361 crash in Somerset on 9 April 2018 at 09:47 involving a Kia Picanto

A car and a Kia Picanto were involved in a crash on the A361 in Somerset at 09:47 on Monday 9 April 2018. The 85-year-old male driver of the Kia Picanto was killed and the 33-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Apr 2018
Monday, 09:47
Vehicles
2
Car and Kia Picanto
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.06186, longitude -2.93171, in the TA7 postcode district. The location was in the former Sedgemoor district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018520802469
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
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
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a fatal crash on 22 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2018520802469 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 2018.