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Serious A356 crash in Somerset on 15 March 2025 at 13:36 involving a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR motorcycle and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A356 in Somerset at 13:36 on Saturday 15 March 2025. The 25-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Mar 2025
Saturday, 13:36
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.92468, longitude -2.77289, in the TA18 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025520500910
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
356
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2025520500910 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.