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B341 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 31 May 1997 at 23:15 involving a Fiat Uno

A Fiat Uno and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B341 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 23:15 on Saturday 31 May 1997. The 19-year-old male driver of the Fiat Uno and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Uno were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 1997
Saturday, 23:15
Vehicles
2
Fiat Uno and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78733, longitude -1.97683, in the BH21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merley. The location was in the former Poole district.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19975597P2527
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Highway authority
Poole

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
341
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3073

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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,301 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

    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 19975597P2527 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 1997.