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Serious M27 crash in Eastleigh on 31 May 1990 at 12:45 involving a Colt Hatchback

A Colt Hatchback and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the M27 in Eastleigh at 12:45 on Thursday 31 May 1990. A 75-year-old male passenger in the Colt Hatchback, a 76-year-old female passenger in the Colt Hatchback and an 8-year-old male passenger in the Colt Hatchback were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 May 1990
Thursday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Colt Hatchback and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96079, longitude -1.40049, in the SO16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastleigh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990440LA0316
Council area
Eastleigh
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Colt Hatchback

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,244 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Hatchback)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Hatchback)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Hatchback)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1990440LA0316 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastleigh road accident statistics for 1990.