Serious A3035 crash in Southampton on 31 July 2018 at 19:46 involving a Vauxhall Astra
Two Vauxhall Astras were involved in a crash on the A3035 in Southampton at 19:46 on Tuesday 31 July 2018. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 31 Jul 2018
- Tuesday, 19:46
- Vehicles
- 2
- Vauxhall Astra and another
- Casualties
- 6
- 1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.92455, longitude -1.3812, in the SO17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bitterne Park, Southampton, SO18 1GB area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Southampton
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018440289746
- Council area
- Southampton
- Police force
- Hampshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 3035
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- Unclassified
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
- 89%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 11%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2018.
Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A3035 in Southampton, 17 December 2018
1 m awayRef 2018440468059
Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in Southampton, 11 October 2017
2 m awayRef 2017440394730
Slight
Car crash on the A3025 in Southampton, 13 December 1985
4 m awayRef 1985440WP0639
Slight
Car crash on the A3035 in Southampton, 11 June 1983
4 m awayRef 1983440WP0295
Slight
Vauxhall Signum crash on the A3035 in Southampton, 15 March 2008
4 m awayRef 2008440113358
Slight
Bedford crash on the A3035 in Southampton, 17 September 1990
4 m awayRef 1990440WP0382
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,956 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 18 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most 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 2018440289746 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 2018.