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A338 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 23 June 2002 at 18:35 involving a Mitsubishi Carisma

A Mitsubishi Carisma, a car and a Citroen Xantia taxi were involved in a crash on the A338 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 18:35 on Sunday 23 June 2002. A 10-year-old male passenger in the Mitsubishi Carisma and a 72-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xantia taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jun 2002
Sunday, 18:35
Vehicles
3
Mitsubishi Carisma and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.75179, longitude -1.8198, in the BH8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Muscliff & Strouden Park, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH8 0LB area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002550B03346
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Carisma

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Xantia

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Carisma)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, taxi occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Xantia)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2002550B03346 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2002.