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Fatal A27 crash in Southampton on 24 February 2002 at 12:35 involving a Rover Mini

A Rover Mini crashed on the A27 in Southampton at 12:35 on Sunday 24 February 2002. The 83-year-old female driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Feb 2002
Sunday, 12:35
Vehicles
1
Rover Mini
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9375, longitude -1.36252, in the SO18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bitterne Park, Southampton, SO18 3AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002440SP0100
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Mini)

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 2002440SP0100 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 2002.