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A35 crash in Dorset on 28 January 2013 at 18:20 involving a Citroen C3

A Citroen C3 and a Chevrolet Spark were involved in a crash on the A35 in Dorset at 18:20 on Monday 28 January 2013. The 51-year-old male driver of the Citroen C3 and the 44-year-old female driver of the Chevrolet Spark were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jan 2013
Monday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Citroen C3 and Chevrolet Spark
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74236, longitude -2.16862, in the BH20 postcode district. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013553D03638
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
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Chevrolet Spark

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chevrolet Spark)

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 2013553D03638 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 2013.