B3066 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 16 December 2000 at 19:10 involving a Renault 5
A Renault 5, a Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B3066 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 19:10 on Saturday 16 December 2000. All four casualties were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 16 Dec 2000
- Saturday, 19:10
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault 5 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72184, longitude -1.89825, in the BH4 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
- 2000550B06485
- Council area
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Police force
- Dorset
- Highway authority
- Bournemouth
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 3066
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Using private drive or entrance
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
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
- Wet or damp
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 2012.
Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on a C road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 20 October 2012
14 m awayRef 2012552C44196
Fatal
Ford Escort crash on a C road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 4 July 2004
30 m awayRef 2004550B03174
Serious
Car crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 5 January 1987
36 m awayRef 1987558720036
Serious
Kia Stonic crash on a C road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 13 December 2023
39 m awayRef 2023552400015
Serious
Ford Sierra crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 14 September 1990
40 m awayRef 19905590E1143
Slight
Mercedes crash on a C road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 6 April 2010
51 m awayRef 20105500C1300
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Renault 5
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Moving off
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Female
- Engine capacity
- 1,397 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Escort
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 74 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,392 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 1,686 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 4: Driver
SlightMale, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)
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 2000550B06485 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.