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A37 crash in Bath and North East Somerset on 15 September 2019 at 17:26 involving a Mercedes Gle Class

A Mercedes Gle Class and a Peugeot 5008 were involved in a crash on the A37 in Bath and North East Somerset at 17:26 on Sunday 15 September 2019. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2019
Sunday, 17:26
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Gle Class and Peugeot 5008
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3681, longitude -2.54791, in the BS39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pensford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Publow & Whitchurch, Bath and North East Somerset, BS39 4AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019521906800
Council area
Bath and North East 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
40 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
60%
Estimated chance it was slight
40%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a fatal crash on 7 July 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gle Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 5008

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Gle Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 5008)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 5008)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 5008)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 5008)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 5008)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Gle Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2019521906800 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bath and North East Somerset road accident statistics for 2019.