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Unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH8 on 5 January 2016 at 03:39 involving an Audi A3

Five vehicles, including an Audi A3 and a Renault Megane, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 03:39 on Tuesday 5 January 2016. The 35-year-old male driver of the Audi A3 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jan 2016
Tuesday, 03:39
Vehicles
5
Audi A3 and 4 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73792, longitude -1.85926, in the BH8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queen's Park, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH8 9DY area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016551600070
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Streetka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 5: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

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 2016551600070 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole road accident statistics for 2016.