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Serious A370 crash in North Somerset on 3 June 2024 at 20:05 involving a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle, a Wrightbus Streetdeck and a Kawasaki EX motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A370 in North Somerset at 20:05 on Monday 3 June 2024. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Jun 2024
Monday, 20:05
Vehicles
3
Suzuki SV 650 and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37527, longitude -2.80227, in the BS49 postcode district and within the built-up area of Congresbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Congresbury & Puxton, North Somerset, BS49 5BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024522402037
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
370
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Wrightbus Streetdeck

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    5,132 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Kawasaki EX

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    649 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 650)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Wrightbus Streetdeck)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Wrightbus Streetdeck)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Wrightbus Streetdeck)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2024522402037 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.