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Serious A31 crash in Winchester on 3 July 1992 at 16:00 involving a Volvo 240

A Volvo 240 and a van were involved in a crash on the A31 in Winchester at 16:00 on Friday 3 July 1992. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Jul 1992
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Volvo 240 and van
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.01934, longitude -1.33644, in the SO21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Compton.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992440OC0465
Council area
Winchester
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
33

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 240

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 240)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 240)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 240)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 1992440OC0465 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Winchester road accident statistics for 1992.