A31 crash in the New Forest on 28 September 1998 at 08:40 involving a Ford Fiesta
A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A31 in the New Forest at 08:40 on Monday 28 September 1998. The 20-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 28 Sep 1998
- Monday, 08:40
- Vehicles
- 2
- Ford Fiesta and Ford Mondeo
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86476, longitude -1.70965, in the BH24 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 1998440DR0209
- Council area
- New Forest
- Police force
- Hampshire
- Highway authority
- Hampshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 31
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 42 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 January 1988.
Serious
Van crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 30 January 1988
42 m awayRef 1988440DR0016
Slight
Land Rover Defender crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 15 October 2005
51 m awayRef 2005440721567
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 12 October 1990
58 m awayRef 1990440DR0202
Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 2 July 2020
69 m awayRef 2020440241528
Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 1 January 2012
90 m awayRef 2012440003242
Slight
Peugeot 306 crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 18 April 2010
92 m awayRef 2010440155813
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 20 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,117 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 18 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 52 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,753 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)
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 1998440DR0209 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 1998.