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B2177 crash in Portsmouth on 19 March 2008 at 09:38 involving a Mercedes Sprinter lorry

A car and a Mercedes Sprinter lorry were involved in a crash on the B2177 in Portsmouth at 09:38 on Wednesday 19 March 2008. The 57-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Mar 2008
Wednesday, 09:38
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85189, longitude -1.02373, in the PO6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Purbrook, Havant, PO7 8AT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Portsmouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008440119030
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2177
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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 17 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 2008440119030 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 2008.