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Serious A351 crash in Dorset on 6 May 1995 at 21:00 involving a Bedford minibus

A vehicle, a Bedford minibus and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on the A351 in Dorset at 21:00 on Saturday 6 May 1995. There were nine casualties: one person was seriously injured and eight were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 1995
Saturday, 21:00
Vehicles
3
Bedford and 2 others
Casualties
9
1 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71338, longitude -2.09215, in the BH20 postcode district. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19955595D1688
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
351
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 April 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,279 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault 21)

    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 19955595D1688 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 1995.