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B3135 crash in Somerset on 13 April 2019 at 15:50 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon and a KTM RC 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3135 in Somerset at 15:50 on Saturday 13 April 2019. The 18-year-old male rider of the KTM RC 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 2019
Saturday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and KTM RC 125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28718, longitude -2.75513, in the BS40 postcode district. 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
2019520905362
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3135
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
Estimated chance it was serious
38%
Estimated chance it was slight
62%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: KTM RC 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (KTM RC 125)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2019520905362 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 2019.