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C road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH23 on 20 June 1995 at 11:30 involving a Ford Transit van

Four vehicles, including a Ford Transit van and a Volvo 240, were involved in a crash on a C road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 11:30 on Tuesday 20 June 1995. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jun 1995
Tuesday, 11:30
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.77853, longitude -1.80323, in the BH23 postcode district. The location was in the former Christchurch district.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19955595K2269
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Highway authority
Dorset

Road and location details

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

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 240

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 4: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 4: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, on vehicle 4 (Bicycle)

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 19955595K2269 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 1995.