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C road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH1 on 23 November 2016 at 03:53 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia hit a pedestrian on a C road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 03:53 on Wednesday 23 November 2016. A 31-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Nov 2016
Wednesday, 03:53
Vehicles
1
Skoda Octavia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72211, longitude -1.87231, in the BH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bournemouth Central, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH1 1QJ 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
2016551602559
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016551602559 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.