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Serious M3 crash in Rushmoor on 7 January 2000 at 19:30 involving a Renault Laguna

Four vehicles, including a motorcycle and a van, were involved in a crash on the M3 in Rushmoor at 19:30 on Friday 7 January 2000. The 44-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured and the 34-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jan 2000
Friday, 19:30
Vehicles
4
Renault Laguna and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30228, longitude -0.79645, in the GU14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushmoor

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000440AA0031
Council area
Rushmoor
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 2000440AA0031 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 2000.