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Fatal A356 crash in Somerset on 29 April 2018 at 15:35 involving a Hyundai i10

A Hyundai i10 and a Nissan Qashqai were involved in a crash on the A356 in Somerset at 15:35 on Sunday 29 April 2018. A 74-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i10 was killed and the 93-year-old male driver of the Hyundai i10 was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Apr 2018
Sunday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i10 and Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.90948, longitude -2.77704, in the TA16 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018520803428
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
356
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 47 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 February 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i10

    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
    93 years
    Engine capacity
    1,086 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 93, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018520803428 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.