Ford Escort and Mitsubishi Space Wagon and Austin Montego crash on the A39 - 1 May 2000

Accident reference 200052G537596

Slight Accident

Accident summary

On Monday 1 May 2000 at 11:20 a slight collision occurred near A39 involving 4 vehicles and 1 casualty (1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 60 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Setting: Rural

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 51.167831, -3.405956

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 200052G537596
Police Reference 52G537596
Date & Time
Monday
Severity Slight
Vehicles Involved 4
Casualties 1
Police Force Avon & Somerset
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Rural
First Road A39
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 60 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Local Authority District 609
Highway Authority E06000066
LSOA Code E01029326

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (4)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model FORD ESCORT
Vehicle Age 10 years
Engine Capacity 1297cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 40
Sex Female

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model MITSUBISHI SPACE WAGON
Vehicle Age 8 years
Engine Capacity 1834cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 46
Sex Male
Home Area Type Urban

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model AUSTIN MONTEGO
Vehicle Age 15 years
Engine Capacity 1994cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 20
Sex Male
Home Area Type Unknown

Vehicle 4

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model SUZUKI ALTO
Vehicle Age 1 years
Engine Capacity 993cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 87
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 85
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.