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M27 crash in Fareham on 18 December 2006 at 16:55 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the M27 in Fareham at 16:55 on Monday 18 December 2006. A 39-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes C Class and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2006
Monday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Volvo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86633, longitude -1.18273, in the PO16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wallington & Downend, Fareham, PO16 8UD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Fareham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006440520036
Council area
Fareham
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
32

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 23 February 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    5,480 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    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 2006440520036 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fareham road accident statistics for 2006.