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M27 crash in Eastleigh on 22 December 2001 at 12:30 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a car were involved in a crash on the M27 in Eastleigh at 12:30 on Saturday 22 December 2001. The 32-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane, a 14-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2001
Saturday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.93152, longitude -1.32261, in the SO30 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the West End North, Eastleigh, SO30 3JR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001440LA1067
Council area
Eastleigh
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    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 2001440LA1067 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastleigh road accident statistics for 2001.