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Serious C road crash in Dorset DT11 on 18 December 2001 at 12:50 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on a C road in Dorset at 12:50 on Tuesday 18 December 2001. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 2001
Tuesday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and Volvo
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81625, longitude -2.27734, in the DT11 postcode district. The location was in the former North Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001551W06755
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, 114 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    9,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 24, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    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 2001551W06755 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.