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Unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH1 on 16 July 2000 at 01:27 involving a Peugeot 405 taxi

A Peugeot 405 taxi and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 01:27 on Sunday 16 July 2000. The 47-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 taxi, a 29-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 405 taxi and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jul 2000
Sunday, 01:27
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 405 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72263, longitude -1.87431, in the BH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000550B03446
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2000550B03446 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2000.