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A335 crash in Southampton on 24 May 1992 at 23:50 involving a Mercedes 200

A Mercedes 200 and a Ford Capri were involved in a crash on the A335 in Southampton at 23:50 on Sunday 24 May 1992. A 58-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes 200 and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes 200 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 1992
Sunday, 23:50
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 200 and Ford Capri
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.94213, longitude -1.37554, in the SO18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Southampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992440WP0228
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
335
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
27

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,307 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

    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 1992440WP0228 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 1992.