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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH6 on 21 August 2016 at 00:52 involving a Honda Jazz

A minibus and a Honda Jazz were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 00:52 on Sunday 21 August 2016. A 31-year-old male passenger in the minibus was killed and four other people were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Aug 2016
Sunday, 00:52
Vehicles
2
Minibus and Honda Jazz
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72817, longitude -1.81761, in the BH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boscombe East & Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH5 2JN area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016551601904
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,246 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Jazz)

    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 2016551601904 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.