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M3 crash in Eastleigh on 11 March 2004 at 15:50 involving a Vauxhall Frontera

A Vauxhall Frontera and a Renault lorry were involved in a crash on the M3 in Eastleigh at 15:50 on Thursday 11 March 2004. The 36-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Frontera and a 33-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Frontera were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Mar 2004
Thursday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Frontera and Renault
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96246, longitude -1.38909, in the SO53 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eastleigh South, Eastleigh, SO53 3RB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastleigh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004440LA0188
Council area
Eastleigh
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Frontera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    16,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Frontera)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Frontera)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2004440LA0188 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastleigh road accident statistics for 2004.