Serious M3 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 16 August 1999 at 18:15 involving a BMW 3 Series
Nineteen vehicles, including a van and two BMW 3 Series cars, were involved in a crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane at 18:15 on Monday 16 August 1999. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 16 Aug 1999
- Monday, 18:15
- Vehicles
- 19
- BMW 3 Series and 18 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26143, longitude -1.04833, in the RG24 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Basingstoke and Deane
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 1999440BB0941
- Council area
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Police force
- Hampshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Raining, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 June 1988.
Serious
Car crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 5 June 1988
At the same spotRef 1988440BB0388
Serious
Volkswagen crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 4 June 1993
At the same spotRef 1993440BB0653
Slight
Rover 800 Series crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 4 April 1996
At the same spotRef 1996440BB0486
Serious
Ford Sierra crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 20 April 1992
At the same spotRef 1992440BB0496
Serious
Car crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 30 May 1988
At the same spotRef 1988440BB0367
Slight
Car crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane, 22 September 1985
At the same spotRef 1985440BS0159
Vehicles involved (19)
Vehicle 1: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 21 years
Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,498 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 22 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,043 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Vectra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,799 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 5: Toyota Avensis
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,975 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 6: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
Vehicle 7: Renault 5
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 29 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,397 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
Vehicle 8: Volkswagen
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 24 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,896 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 9: Nissan Sunny
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 51 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,597 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 10: Vauxhall Astra
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,700 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 11: Lorry
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 35 years
Vehicle 12: Mercedes
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 51 years
Vehicle 13: Mercedes E Class
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 56 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 14: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,988 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 15: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 34 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,988 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 16: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,494 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 17: Rover 200 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,342 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 18: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,753 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 19: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,988 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Car)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 7 (Renault 5)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 51, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 12 (Mercedes)
Casualty 4: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 14 (Ford Mondeo)
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 1999440BB0941 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 1999.