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A33 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 13 December 2002 at 18:00 involving a Ford Escort

Four vehicles, including a Ford Escort and a Renault Megane, were involved in a crash on the A33 in Basingstoke and Deane at 18:00 on Friday 13 December 2002. The 35-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and the 35-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Dec 2002
Friday, 18:00
Vehicles
4
Ford Escort and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28329, longitude -1.07139, in the RG24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Basingstoke. It is one of the crashes that make up the Popley, Basingstoke and Deane, RG24 9BP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002440BB1578
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
33
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2022.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

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 2002440BB1578 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 2002.