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Serious B3068 crash in Dorset on 7 August 1998 at 15:40 involving a Ford Escort van

A Ford Escort van and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the B3068 in Dorset at 15:40 on Friday 7 August 1998. The 60-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Aug 1998
Friday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Renault Megane
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74218, longitude -2.03368, in the BH16 postcode district. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19985598E3904
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3068
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 19985598E3904 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 1998.