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Unclassified road crash in Southampton SO18 on 11 May 2002 at 13:10 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Southampton at 13:10 on Saturday 11 May 2002. The 34-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 83-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo and an 85-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 May 2002
Saturday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.92203, longitude -1.34622, in the SO18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Harefield, Southampton, SO18 5PA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002440ST0280
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 21 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2002440ST0280 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.