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A371 crash in Somerset on 12 August 2024 at 15:22 involving an MG HS

An MG HS and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A371 in Somerset at 15:22 on Monday 12 August 2024. The 60-year-old male driver of the MG HS, the 25-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 15-year-old male passenger in the MG HS were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Aug 2024
Monday, 15:22
Vehicles
2
MG HS and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.0783, longitude -2.5005, in the BA7 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024520402654
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
371
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
359

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
46%
Estimated chance it was slight
54%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 April 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG HS

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG HS)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG HS)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2024520402654 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 2024.