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A35 crash in Dorset on 27 July 2007 at 10:40 involving a Mercedes C Class

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes C Class and a Peugeot 306, were involved in a crash on the A35 in Dorset at 10:40 on Friday 27 July 2007. All six casualties 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
27 Jul 2007
Friday, 10:40
Vehicles
4
Mercedes C Class and 3 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70052, longitude -2.45026, in the DT1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterborne & Broadmayne, Dorset, DT2 9PR area accident hotspot. 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
2007557W03479
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
35
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
21%
Estimated chance it was slight
79%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,235 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 4: BMW

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    3,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Nissan Micra)

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 2007557W03479 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 2007.