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A31 crash in the New Forest on 25 May 2001 at 02:05 involving a Crompton (Leyland)

A Crompton (Leyland) and a Kia Pride were involved in a crash on the A31 in the New Forest at 02:05 on Friday 25 May 2001. The 40-year-old male driver of the Crompton (Leyland), a 40-year-old male passenger in the Crompton (Leyland) and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Kia Pride were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
25 May 2001
Friday, 02:05
Vehicles
2
Crompton (Leyland) and Kia Pride
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84152, longitude -1.80923, in the BH24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Leonards & St Ives, Dorset, BH24 2AT area accident hotspot. The location was in the former East Dorset district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001440DR0097
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Crompton (Leyland)

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Pride

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Crompton (Leyland))

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Crompton (Leyland))

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Pride)

    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 2001440DR0097 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 2001.