A31 crash in the New Forest on 31 December 2013 at 17:57 involving a Jaguar XJ Series
A Jaguar XJ Series and a Toyota Aygo were involved in a crash on the A31 in the New Forest at 17:57 on Tuesday 31 December 2013. The 23-year-old female driver of the Toyota Aygo was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 31 Dec 2013
- Tuesday, 17:57
- Vehicles
- 2
- Jaguar XJ Series and Toyota Aygo
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84799, longitude -1.79517, in the BH24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ringwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ringwood South, New Forest, BH24 1JS area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2013440487657
- 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
- 31
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Trunk road (National Highways)
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 31
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
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 2005.
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 21 August 2005
4 m awayRef 2005440637146
Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 11 October 2021
4 m awayRef 2021440409046
Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 21 March 2002
7 m awayRef 2002440DR0068
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 4 April 2002
7 m awayRef 2002440DR0079
Slight
Renault Laguna crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 1 December 2002
7 m awayRef 2002440DR0297
Slight
HGV crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 26 October 2004
7 m awayRef 2004440DR0268
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Jaguar XJ Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 69 years
- Engine capacity
- 3,239 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 17 years
Vehicle 2: Toyota Aygo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 23 years
- Engine capacity
- 998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Aygo)
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 2013440487657 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 2013.