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Serious A39 crash in Somerset on 28 May 2025 at 19:30 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus, a Ford Ranger van and a Ford C-Max were involved in a crash on the A39 in Somerset at 19:30 on Wednesday 28 May 2025. 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, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 May 2025
Wednesday, 19:30
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.13123, longitude -2.82364, in the TA7 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
2025520501084
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Ranger

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Ford C-Max

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Ranger)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Ranger)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2025520501084 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.