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A3049 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 24 March 2009 at 16:10 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Galaxy were involved in a crash on the A3049 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 16:10 on Tuesday 24 March 2009. The 67-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, the 29-year-old male driver of the Ford Galaxy and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Ford Galaxy were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Mar 2009
Tuesday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Galaxy
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73897, longitude -1.96596, in the BH15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Oakdale, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 3JS area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Poole district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009559C01168
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Poole

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3049
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 4 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2009559C01168 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 2009.