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A397 crash in Portsmouth on 14 March 2006 at 12:45 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a car were involved in a crash on the A397 in Portsmouth at 12:45 on Tuesday 14 March 2006. The 35-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Mar 2006
Tuesday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84462, longitude -1.06948, in the PO6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3FZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006440097447
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
397
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2006440097447 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 2006.