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Fatal A338 crash in the New Forest on 11 June 2002 at 19:45 involving a Renault 21

A Renault 21 and a Rover Range Rover were involved in a crash on the A338 in the New Forest at 19:45 on Tuesday 11 June 2002. The 64-year-old male driver of the Renault 21 was killed and the 36-year-old male driver of the Rover Range Rover was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jun 2002
Tuesday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Renault 21 and Rover Range Rover
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.97515, longitude -1.76367, in the SP6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002440DF0049
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
338
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Range Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    3,528 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Range Rover)

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 2002440DF0049 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 2002.