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A2047 crash in Portsmouth on 5 April 1995 at 16:05 involving an Austin Maestro

A minibus and an Austin Maestro were involved in a crash on the A2047 in Portsmouth at 16:05 on Wednesday 5 April 1995. A 7-year-old female passenger in the minibus, a 63-year-old female passenger in the minibus and a 4-year-old female passenger in the minibus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 1995
Wednesday, 16:05
Vehicles
2
Minibus and Austin Maestro
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81365, longitude -1.08003, in the PO2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995440RF0239
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2047
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing 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 1995440RF0239 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 1995.