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Serious A35 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 19 February 2018 at 22:07 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Volvo V40 were involved in a crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 22:07 on Monday 19 February 2018. The 24-year-old male driver of the Volvo V40 was seriously injured and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra and the 19-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Feb 2018
Monday, 22:07
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Volvo V40
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72529, longitude -1.96695, in the BH14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Poole. It is one of the crashes that make up the Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH15 2HP area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Poole district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018551800239
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Poole

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
35
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
3068

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a fatal crash on 21 December 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,948 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V40)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    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 2018551800239 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 2018.