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M3 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 17 March 2017 at 19:41 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the M3 in Basingstoke and Deane at 19:41 on Friday 17 March 2017. The 49-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 28-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Mar 2017
Friday, 19:41
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.21246, longitude -1.17256, in the RG25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Basingstoke and Deane

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017440100994
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 March 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017440100994 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 2017.