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Serious C road crash in Dorset BH21 on 24 March 1993 at 07:45 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5, a Suzuki Swift and a car were involved in a crash on a C road in Dorset at 07:45 on Wednesday 24 March 1993. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Mar 1993
Wednesday, 07:45
Vehicles
3
Renault 5 and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.91037, longitude -1.87663, in the BH21 postcode district. The location was in the former East Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19935593C1026
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    845 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

    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 19935593C1026 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 1993.