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B3063 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 26 December 2008 at 18:10 involving a Honda Concerto

A Honda Concerto and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the B3063 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 18:10 on Friday 26 December 2008. The 44-year-old male driver of the Honda Concerto, a 27-year-old female passenger in the BMW 3 Series and a 31-year-old male passenger in the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Dec 2008
Friday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Honda Concerto and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.75247, longitude -1.85935, in the BH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Moordown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH9 3EA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008558C05738
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3063
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Concerto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,895 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Concerto)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    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 2008558C05738 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2008.