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M5 crash in North Somerset on 21 March 2025 at 18:06 involving a Hyundai i20

A Hyundai i20, a Vauxhall Astra and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the M5 in North Somerset at 18:06 on Friday 21 March 2025. The 58-year-old male driver of the Hyundai i20 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
Slight
Date
21 Mar 2025
Friday, 18:06
Vehicles
3
Hyundai i20 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4412, longitude -2.82469, in the BS21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clevedon East, North Somerset, BS21 6QU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Somerset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025522500627
Council area
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i20)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2025522500627 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Somerset road accident statistics for 2025.