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A338 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 31 May 2016 at 10:28 involving a Kia Sportage

A Kia Sportage and a Volkswagen Transporter van were involved in a crash on the A338 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 10:28 on Tuesday 31 May 2016. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 2016
Tuesday, 10:28
Vehicles
2
Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Transporter
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72428, longitude -1.90302, in the BH4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westbourne & West Cliff, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH4 9EJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016551601123
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
338
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2016551601123 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.