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M5 crash in North Somerset on 28 February 2024 at 19:37 involving an MG ZS

An MG ZS and an Audi A5 were involved in a crash on the M5 in North Somerset at 19:37 on Wednesday 28 February 2024. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Feb 2024
Wednesday, 19:37
Vehicles
2
MG ZS and Audi A5
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.32418, longitude -2.8914, in the BS29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024522401367
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG ZS

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

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 2024522401367 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Somerset road accident statistics for 2024.