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Unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH9 on 28 December 2017 at 09:15 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 09:15 on Thursday 28 December 2017. The 54-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 36-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Dec 2017
Thursday, 09:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.75986, longitude -1.8577, in the BH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Muscliff & Strouden Park, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH8 0AL 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
2017551702050
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Bournemouth

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Daylight
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 59 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 April 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017551702050 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 2017.