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Fatal A3 crash in East Hampshire on 10 January 1992 at 17:04 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the A3 in East Hampshire at 17:04 on Friday 10 January 1992. The 70-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and a 69-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Jan 1992
Friday, 17:04
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Mercedes
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.01533, longitude -0.91011, in the GU31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Hampshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992440PP0004
Council area
East Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
272

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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 7 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    14,620 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    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 1992440PP0004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Hampshire road accident statistics for 1992.