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B3146 crash in Dorset on 23 July 2005 at 08:25 involving an ERF lorry

A lorry and an ERF lorry were involved in a crash on the B3146 in Dorset at 08:25 on Saturday 23 July 2005. The 22-year-old male driver of the lorry and the 29-year-old male driver of the ERF lorry were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 2005
Saturday, 08:25
Vehicles
2
Lorry and ERF
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85938, longitude -2.43573, in the DT2 postcode district. The location was in the former West Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005555W03376
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3146
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    10,824 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (ERF)

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 2005555W03376 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.