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Fatal C road crash in Test Valley SO51 on 24 September 1982 at 15:50 involving a lorry

Two lorries were involved in a crash on a C road in Test Valley at 15:50 on Friday 24 September 1982. The 33-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 55-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 were killed.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Sep 1982
Friday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Lorry and another
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.97318, longitude -1.55843, in the SO51 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Test Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1982440DC0225
Council area
Test Valley
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 March 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 55, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 1982440DC0225 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Test Valley road accident statistics for 1982.