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Fatal A303 crash in Somerset on 22 November 2025 at 14:15 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris crashed on the A303 in Somerset at 14:15 on Saturday 22 November 2025. The 55-year-old male driver was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Nov 2025
Saturday, 14:15
Vehicles
1
Toyota Yaris
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.03763, longitude -2.49974, in the BA22 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025520501822
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
303
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 April 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2025520501822 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.