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A327 crash in Rushmoor on 23 August 1996 at 21:45 involving a Jaguar XJ Series

A Jaguar XJ Series and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the A327 in Rushmoor at 21:45 on Friday 23 August 1996. The 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova, a 17-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Nova and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Nova were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 1996
Friday, 21:45
Vehicles
2
Jaguar XJ Series and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28426, longitude -0.77011, in the GU14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushmoor

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996440AF0643
Council area
Rushmoor
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
327
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    4,235 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1996440AF0643 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushmoor road accident statistics for 1996.