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Fatal M3 crash in Hart on 11 July 1998 at 03:02 involving a Ford Granada

Six vehicles, including a Ford Granada and a Mazda, were involved in a crash on the M3 in Hart at 03:02 on Saturday 11 July 1998. The 50-year-old male driver of the Ford Granada, a 48-year-old female passenger in the Ford Granada and the 25-year-old male driver of the car were killed, three other people were seriously injured and seven were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jul 1998
Saturday, 03:02
Vehicles
6
Ford Granada and 5 others
Casualties
13
3 killed, 3 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30151, longitude -0.80365, in the GU51 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hart

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998440AA0990
Council area
Hart
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,933 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bedford

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    2,279 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 4: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

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

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 6: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (13)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist, on vehicle 4 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 9: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 13: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Volvo 940)

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 1998440AA0990 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hart road accident statistics for 1998.