A326 crash in the New Forest on 26 April 2006 at 08:14 involving a Daewoo Kalos
Two cars, a Daewoo Kalos and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A326 in the New Forest at 08:14 on Wednesday 26 April 2006. The 18-year-old female driver of vehicle 1, the 75-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and the 48-year-old male driver of the Daewoo Kalos 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
- 26 Apr 2006
- Wednesday, 08:14
- Vehicles
- 4
- Daewoo Kalos and 3 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84727, longitude -1.4075, in the SO45 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hythe South, New Forest, SO45 4JZ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2006440155089
- Council area
- New Forest
- Police force
- Hampshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hampshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 326
- 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
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 2007.
Slight
Renault Kangoo crash on the A326 in the New Forest, 13 December 2007
10 m awayRef 2007440569560
Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A326 in the New Forest, 20 August 1994
14 m awayRef 1994440DH0161
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the New Forest, 9 August 1979
22 m awayRef 1979440DH0177
Slight
Car crash on the A326 in the New Forest, 22 November 1983
22 m awayRef 1983440EH0325
Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A326 in the New Forest, 13 December 2025
30 m awayRef 2025440561621
Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A326 in the New Forest, 5 February 2025
41 m awayRef 2025440055494
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 18 years
Vehicle 2: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- 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
- Male
- Driver age
- 75 years
Vehicle 3: Daewoo Kalos
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- 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
- Male
- Driver age
- 48 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,150 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 4: Lorry
Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 22 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Daewoo Kalos)
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 2006440155089 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 2006.