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A35 crash in Dorset on 27 March 2012 at 11:20 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry, a Volkswagen Tiguan and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on the A35 in Dorset at 11:20 on Tuesday 27 March 2012. The 47-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Tiguan and an 86-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 206 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2012
Tuesday, 11:20
Vehicles
3
Scania and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74077, longitude -2.84492, in the DT6 postcode district. The location was in the former West Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012552D12480
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
35
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 86, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 206)

    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 2012552D12480 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dorset road accident statistics for 2012.