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Fatal B3043 crash in Eastleigh on 29 September 1996 at 13:45 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Nissan Bluebird were involved in a crash on the B3043 in Eastleigh at 13:45 on Sunday 29 September 1996. The 68-year-old male driver of the Nissan Bluebird was killed and the 72-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Sep 1996
Sunday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Nissan Bluebird
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.00436, longitude -1.39295, in the SO53 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastleigh

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996440LA0623
Council area
Eastleigh
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3043
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 3 May 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Bluebird)

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 1996440LA0623 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastleigh road accident statistics for 1996.