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Serious unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH18 on 19 December 2019 at 09:05 involving a Suzuki Alto

A Suzuki Alto and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 09:05 on Thursday 19 December 2019. The 84-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Alto was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Dec 2019
Thursday, 09:05
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Alto and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74689, longitude -2.00129, in the BH18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Poole. It is one of the crashes that make up the Creekmoor, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH18 8HR area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Poole district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019552000217
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Alto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,061 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Alto)

    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 2019552000217 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 2019.