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B3390 crash in Dorset on 16 October 2017 at 07:07 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the B3390 in Dorset at 07:07 on Monday 16 October 2017. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Oct 2017
Monday, 07:07
Vehicles
2
Audi A3 and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.7137, longitude -2.29112, in the DT2 postcode district. The location was in the former Purbeck district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017551701654
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3390
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, no street lighting
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 October 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017551701654 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 2017.