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Serious M3 crash in Hart on 22 August 2003 at 18:00 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the M3 in Hart at 18:00 on Friday 22 August 2003. The 62-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Aug 2003
Friday, 18:00
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29459, longitude -0.86349, in the GU51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Elvetham Heath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fleet West, Hart, GU51 1DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hart

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003440AA1271
Council area
Hart
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    904 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (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 2003440AA1271 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hart road accident statistics for 2003.