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B3081 crash in Dorset on 31 December 2004 at 17:40 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Volvo 440 were involved in a crash on the B3081 in Dorset at 17:40 on Friday 31 December 2004. The 55-year-old male driver of the Volvo 440 and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 440 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2004
Friday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Volvo 440
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.03139, longitude -2.26008, in the SP8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gillingham. The location was in the former North Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004555E00230
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3081
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 August 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 440)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 440)

    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 2004555E00230 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2004.