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A3 crash in Portsmouth on 22 December 2014 at 14:10 involving a Mazda 3

A Mazda 3 and a Ford Fusion were involved in a crash on the A3 in Portsmouth at 14:10 on Monday 22 December 2014. The 32-year-old female driver of the Ford Fusion, a 23-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fusion and an 8-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fusion were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2014
Monday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Mazda 3 and Ford Fusion
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84697, longitude -1.07072, in the PO6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3FZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014440454788
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 16 June 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2014440454788 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 2014.