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B3053 crash in the New Forest on 16 October 2017 at 06:30 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a car were involved in a crash on the B3053 in the New Forest at 06:30 on Monday 16 October 2017. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van and a 46-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit Custom van were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Oct 2017
Monday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82837, longitude -1.37651, in the SO45 postcode district and within the built-up area of Holbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield, New Forest, SO45 1SH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017440401752
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3053
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
326

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017440401752 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 2017.