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B3187 crash in Somerset on 30 November 2020 at 07:03 involving a Renault

A Renault and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the B3187 in Somerset at 07:03 on Monday 30 November 2020. A 58-year-old female passenger in the Renault and the 59-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Passat were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2020
Monday, 07:03
Vehicles
2
Renault and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.98526, longitude -3.21812, in the TA21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wellington. The location was in the former Somerset West and Taunton district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020520101204
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3187
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    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 2020520101204 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 2020.