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Unclassified road crash in the New Forest SP6 on 1 August 2002 at 18:25 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the New Forest at 18:25 on Thursday 1 August 2002. A 44-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle and the 45-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Aug 2002
Thursday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Rover 400 Series and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.92889, longitude -1.78795, in the SP6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fordingbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde, New Forest, SP6 1HZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002440DF0062
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 15 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2002440DF0062 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.