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Serious unclassified road crash in the New Forest SO45 on 1 November 2012 at 18:25 involving a Rover 45

A Rover 45 and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the New Forest at 18:25 on Thursday 1 November 2012. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Nov 2012
Thursday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Rover 45 and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82378, longitude -1.375, in the SO45 postcode district and within the built-up area of Holbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield, New Forest, SO45 1SH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012440427160
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
Dry

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 29 January 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 45

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 45)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 2012440427160 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.