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Serious A30 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 28 February 2003 at 16:30 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the A30 in Basingstoke and Deane at 16:30 on Friday 28 February 2003. The 63-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra was seriously injured and the 23-year-old male driver of the Mazda 323 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Feb 2003
Friday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Mazda 323
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22306, longitude -1.15767, in the RG23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Oakley & The Candovers, Basingstoke and Deane, RG23 7FX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003440BB0261
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

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 2003440BB0261 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 2003.