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Serious A343 crash in Test Valley on 16 August 2018 at 11:25 involving a Fiat Doblo van

A Fiat Doblo van and a Toyota Hilux were involved in a crash on the A343 in Test Valley at 11:25 on Thursday 16 August 2018. The 62-year-old male driver of the Fiat Doblo van was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Aug 2018
Thursday, 11:25
Vehicles
2
Fiat Doblo and Toyota Hilux
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19922, longitude -1.50956, in the SP11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Andover Millway, Test Valley, SP10 3PT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Test Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018440310462
Council area
Test Valley
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
343
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
303

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
89%
Estimated chance it was slight
11%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 49 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 October 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Doblo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Hilux

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,393 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Doblo)

    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 2018440310462 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Test Valley road accident statistics for 2018.