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M27 crash in Test Valley on 6 September 2003 at 12:00 involving a Rover 400 Series

Four vehicles, including a Rover 400 Series and a BMW 3 Series, were involved in a crash on the M27 in Test Valley at 12:00 on Saturday 6 September 2003. A 46-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series, a 15-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series and the 26-year-old female driver of the Hyundai X2 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Sep 2003
Saturday, 12:00
Vehicles
4
Rover 400 Series and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.95657, longitude -1.45153, in the SO16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rownhams. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, Test Valley, SO16 8AN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003440LA0694
Council area
Test Valley
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Hyundai X2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai X2)

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 2003440LA0694 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Test Valley road accident statistics for 2003.