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Serious M3 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 24 July 2013 at 09:45 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus crashed on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane at 09:45 on Wednesday 24 July 2013. There were eight casualties: three people were seriously injured and five 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
Serious
Date
24 Jul 2013
Wednesday, 09:45
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
8
3 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26663, longitude -1.00726, in the RG27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Basing & Upton Grey, Basingstoke and Deane, RG27 9PA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013440274698
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 63, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 66, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 2013440274698 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 2013.