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Fatal A338 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 30 September 1993 at 16:20 involving a Ford Capri

A Ford Capri hit a pedestrian on the A338 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 16:20 on Thursday 30 September 1993. A 23-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Sep 1993
Thursday, 16:20
Vehicles
1
Ford Capri
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74549, longitude -1.83299, in the BH8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19935593E3877
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
338

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 12 November 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 19935593E3877 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 1993.