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Fatal A325 crash in Rushmoor on 7 December 1998 at 20:45 involving a Honda Legend

A Honda Legend and a Peugeot 205 were involved in a crash on the A325 in Rushmoor at 20:45 on Monday 7 December 1998. The 36-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 205 was killed and the 42-year-old male driver of the Honda Legend was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Dec 1998
Monday, 20:45
Vehicles
2
Honda Legend and Peugeot 205
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25649, longitude -0.77157, in the GU11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aldershot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushmoor

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998440AA1921
Council area
Rushmoor
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
325
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Legend

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Legend)

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 1998440AA1921 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 1998.