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A3024 crash in Southampton on 21 December 2002 at 09:00 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Vauxhall Omega were involved in a crash on the A3024 in Southampton at 09:00 on Saturday 21 December 2002. A 24-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2002
Saturday, 09:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Omega
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.91761, longitude -1.37545, in the SO18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bitterne Park, Southampton, SO18 1GB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002440ST0795
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3024
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Omega

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 2002440ST0795 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.