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M3 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 16 January 2005 at 18:31 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane at 18:31 on Sunday 16 January 2005. All four casualties 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
16 Jan 2005
Sunday, 18:31
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26651, longitude -1.01024, in the RG27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Basing & Upton Grey, Basingstoke and Deane, RG27 9PA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005445BB0071
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 June 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    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 2005445BB0071 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 2005.