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Fatal M27 crash in Eastleigh on 13 May 2007 at 18:27 involving a Hyundai Santa Fe

A Hyundai Santa Fe, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Hyundai Accent were involved in a crash on the M27 in Eastleigh at 18:27 on Sunday 13 May 2007. A 65-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa was killed and five other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 May 2007
Sunday, 18:27
Vehicles
3
Hyundai Santa Fe and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.91648, longitude -1.3187, in the SO30 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hedge End South, Eastleigh, SO30 2ZP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastleigh

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007440221805
Council area
Eastleigh
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
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Santa Fe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Hyundai Accent

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Santa Fe)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai Accent)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai Accent)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 2007440221805 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastleigh road accident statistics for 2007.