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A370 crash in North Somerset on 15 September 2024 at 20:55 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a car were involved in a crash on the A370 in North Somerset at 20:55 on Sunday 15 September 2024. The 53-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Swift was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2024
Sunday, 20:55
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37165, longitude -2.81467, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024522402941
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2024522402941 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.