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M3 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 31 May 2003 at 01:15 involving a Daewoo Matiz

A Daewoo Matiz and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane at 01:15 on Saturday 31 May 2003. The 19-year-old male driver of the Daewoo Matiz, a 23-year-old male passenger in the Daewoo Matiz and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Daewoo Matiz were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 2003
Saturday, 01:15
Vehicles
2
Daewoo Matiz and Scania
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26148, longitude -1.0426, in the RG24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Basing & Upton Grey, Basingstoke and Deane, RG24 7BG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003440BB0666
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Daewoo Matiz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    11,021 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Matiz)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Matiz)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Matiz)

    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 2003440BB0666 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.