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Fatal A30 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 3 April 1992 at 09:19 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A30 in Basingstoke and Deane at 09:19 on Friday 3 April 1992. The 70-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro was killed and a 66-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro and the 42-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Apr 1992
Friday, 09:19
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22296, longitude -1.16068, in the RG23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992440BB0424
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 1992440BB0424 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 1992.