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Serious A34 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 14 August 1993 at 22:29 involving a Freight Rover Sherpa minibus

A Freight Rover Sherpa minibus crashed on the A34 in Basingstoke and Deane at 22:29 on Saturday 14 August 1993. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Aug 1993
Saturday, 22:29
Vehicles
1
Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29756, longitude -1.33731, in the RG28 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993440NW0076
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    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 1993440NW0076 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 1993.