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B3135 crash in Somerset on 19 May 2018 at 18:28 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Lexmoto Assault 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3135 in Somerset at 18:28 on Saturday 19 May 2018. The 19-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class and the 19-year-old male rider of the Lexmoto Assault 125 motorcycle were 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
19 May 2018
Saturday, 18:28
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Lexmoto Assault 125
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28241, longitude -2.76552, in the BS27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cheddar. The location was in the former Sedgemoor district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018520804585
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3135
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 26 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Lexmoto Assault 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Lexmoto Assault 125)

    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 2018520804585 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.