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B3148 crash in Dorset on 15 October 2019 at 17:34 involving a Land Rover Freelander

A Land Rover Freelander and a Mercedes ML Class were involved in a crash on the B3148 in Dorset at 17:34 on Tuesday 15 October 2019. A 44-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Land Rover Freelander and the 37-year-old male driver of the Mercedes ML Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Oct 2019
Tuesday, 17:34
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Freelander and Mercedes ML Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96796, longitude -2.5521, in the DT9 postcode district. The location was in the former West Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019551901030
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3148
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
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
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,795 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes ML Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    5,439 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, hit by vehicle 1 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes ML Class)

    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 2019551901030 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 2019.