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A272 crash in Winchester on 31 July 1997 at 12:15 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro, an Audi Coupe and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A272 in Winchester at 12:15 on Thursday 31 July 1997. A 50-year-old male passenger in the Audi Coupe, a 55-year-old female passenger in the Audi Coupe and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Audi Coupe were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 1997
Thursday, 12:15
Vehicles
3
Austin Maestro and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.05035, longitude -1.16594, in the SO24 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Winchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997440OC1149
Council area
Winchester
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
272
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 April 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,226 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Coupe)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Coupe)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Coupe)

    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 1997440OC1149 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Winchester road accident statistics for 1997.