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Serious unclassified road crash in Somerset TA3 on 27 August 2025 at 10:45 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Somerset at 10:45 on Wednesday 27 August 2025. There were seven casualties: three people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Aug 2025
Wednesday, 10:45
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and DAF Trucks
Casualties
7
3 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.91458, longitude -3.13095, in the TA3 postcode district. The location was in the former Somerset West and Taunton district.

Map of where the crash happened in Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025520501876
Council area
Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 September 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

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

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2025520501876 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.