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Serious M5 crash in Somerset on 25 January 2025 at 10:24 involving a Triumph Rocket motorcycle

A Triumph Rocket motorcycle crashed on the M5 in Somerset at 10:24 on Saturday 25 January 2025. A 31-year-old female passenger and the 35-year-old male rider were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Jan 2025
Saturday, 10:24
Vehicles
1
Triumph Rocket
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.2503, longitude -2.92525, in the TA9 postcode district. The location was in the former Sedgemoor district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025520500459
Council area
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 38 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Rocket

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,294 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Rocket)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Rocket)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025520500459 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 2025.