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Fatal A37 crash in Dorset on 28 November 2014 at 14:10 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A37 in Dorset at 14:10 on Friday 28 November 2014. The 55-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 75-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Nov 2014
Friday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and bicycle
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71553, longitude -2.47392, in the DT1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterborne & Broadmayne, Dorset, DT2 9DL area accident hotspot. The location was in the former West Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014554D49667
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
37
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 55, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 2014554D49667 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 2014.