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M3 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 31 August 1994 at 17:25 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry and a Fiat Uno were involved in a crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane at 17:25 on Wednesday 31 August 1994. The 26-year-old female driver of the Fiat Uno was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 1994
Wednesday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and Fiat Uno
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26228, longitude -1.03542, in the RG24 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994440BB0943
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Daylight
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 22 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Uno)

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 1994440BB0943 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 1994.