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B3150 crash in Dorset on 3 May 2016 at 11:45 involving a BMW 6 Series

A BMW 6 Series and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B3150 in Dorset at 11:45 on Tuesday 3 May 2016. A 37-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2016
Tuesday, 11:45
Vehicles
2
BMW 6 Series and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71997, longitude -2.41439, in the DT2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Charminster St Mary's, Dorset, DT2 8PS 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016551600932
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3150
Road type
Dual 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
35

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 6 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016551600932 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 2016.