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Serious C road crash in Dorset BH21 on 3 February 2005 at 07:46 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a van were involved in a crash on a C road in Dorset at 07:46 on Thursday 3 February 2005. The 24-year-old male driver of the Ford KA and the 56-year-old male driver of the van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Feb 2005
Thursday, 07:46
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and van
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.88942, longitude -2.00381, in the BH21 postcode district. The location was in the former East Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005555E00550
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 2005555E00550 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 2005.