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Serious M3 crash in Winchester on 8 December 2017 at 10:52 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry, a Mercedes lorry and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the M3 in Winchester at 10:52 on Friday 8 December 2017. The 47-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Dec 2017
Friday, 10:52
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.06791, longitude -1.2925, in the SO21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Bartholomew, Winchester, SO23 7RS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Winchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017440476878
Council area
Winchester
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
Urban
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
Daylight
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
90%
Estimated chance it was slight
10%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    12,809 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    9,290 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017440476878 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Winchester road accident statistics for 2017.