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Fatal A35 crash in Dorset on 14 September 2013 at 06:15 involving a Toyota Hiace van

A Toyota Hiace van hit a pedestrian on the A35 in Dorset at 06:15 on Saturday 14 September 2013. A 23-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Sep 2013
Saturday, 06:15
Vehicles
1
Toyota Hiace
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73951, longitude -2.01357, in the BH16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Creekmoor, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH17 7XR area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013553D38744
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 February 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Hiace

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Hiace)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 2013553D38744 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.