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Serious A35 crash in the New Forest on 10 April 2012 at 21:50 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Pulse XF 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A35 in the New Forest at 21:50 on Tuesday 10 April 2012. The 83-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was seriously injured and the 20-year-old male rider of the Pulse XF 125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Apr 2012
Tuesday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Pulse XF 125
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89341, longitude -1.52011, in the SO40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashurst. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh, New Forest, SO40 7FF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012440140607
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
35
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Pulse XF 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Pulse XF 125)

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 2012440140607 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 2012.