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Serious M27 crash in Eastleigh on 28 July 2015 at 21:47 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Kuga were involved in a crash on the M27 in Eastleigh at 21:47 on Tuesday 28 July 2015. An 18-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa was seriously injured and the 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Jul 2015
Tuesday, 21:47
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Kuga
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9314, longitude -1.3216, in the SO30 postcode district and within the built-up area of West End. It is one of the crashes that make up the West End North, Eastleigh, SO30 3JR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015440260159
Council area
Eastleigh
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
27
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

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
89%
Estimated chance it was slight
11%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2015440260159 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastleigh road accident statistics for 2015.