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A338 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 31 July 2003 at 15:25 involving an Audi A4

Five vehicles, including an Audi A4 and a Vauxhall Astra, were involved in a crash on the A338 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 15:25 on Thursday 31 July 2003. The 32-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was 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
31 Jul 2003
Thursday, 15:25
Vehicles
5
Audi A4 and 4 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72473, longitude -1.90519, in the BH12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westbourne & West Cliff, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH4 9EJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003550B04021
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
Urban
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 20 June 2009.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 4: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 5: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,184 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2003550B04021 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 2003.