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Unclassified road crash in Dorset BH22 on 27 October 2001 at 14:15 involving a Volkswagen Golf

Five vehicles, including a Volkswagen Golf and an Audi A6, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Dorset at 14:15 on Saturday 27 October 2001. A 40-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Audi A6 and a 5-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Audi A6 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Oct 2001
Saturday, 14:15
Vehicles
5
Volkswagen Golf and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78651, longitude -1.90889, in the BH22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Longham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9AB area accident hotspot. The location was in the former East Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001551E05985
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
20 mph
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 2008.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Saab 9000

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 5: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, hit by vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, hit by vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

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 2001551E05985 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2001.