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A31 crash in Dorset on 13 September 1986 at 11:05 involving a lorry

A lorry and four cars were involved in a crash on the A31 in Dorset at 11:05 on Saturday 13 September 1986. The 32-year-old female driver of vehicle 3, a 60-year-old female passenger in vehicle 4 and a 60-year-old female passenger in vehicle 4 were 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
13 Sep 1986
Saturday, 11:05
Vehicles
5
Lorry and 4 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84346, longitude -1.80523, in the BH24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashley Heath. The location was in the former East Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1986558623101
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 March 2005.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 1986558623101 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 1986.