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Fatal M3 crash in Hart on 8 March 2012 at 14:15 involving a Volkswagen Crafter lorry

A Volkswagen Crafter lorry and a Peugeot Partner van were involved in a crash on the M3 in Hart at 14:15 on Thursday 8 March 2012. The 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot Partner van was killed and the 31-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Crafter lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Mar 2012
Thursday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Crafter and Peugeot Partner
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.2795, longitude -0.9266, in the RG29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hart

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012440095065
Council area
Hart
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
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

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 67 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Crafter

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Partner

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,868 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Crafter)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot Partner)

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 2012440095065 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hart road accident statistics for 2012.