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A35 crash in Dorset on 18 September 2016 at 20:44 involving an Audi A1

An Audi A1 and a Vauxhall Movano were involved in a crash on the A35 in Dorset at 20:44 on Sunday 18 September 2016. A 77-year-old female passenger in the Audi A1 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 2016
Sunday, 20:44
Vehicles
2
Audi A1 and Vauxhall Movano
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.69976, longitude -2.4471, in the DT1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dorchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterborne & Broadmayne, Dorset, DT2 9PR 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
2016551602138
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
35
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
354

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
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A1)

    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 2016551602138 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.