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A3 crash in Portsmouth on 22 February 2020 at 19:46 involving a Peugeot Expert taxi

A Peugeot Expert taxi and a Volkswagen Beetle were involved in a crash on the A3 in Portsmouth at 19:46 on Saturday 22 February 2020. The 61-year-old male driver of the Peugeot Expert taxi, the 24-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Beetle and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Beetle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Feb 2020
Saturday, 19:46
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Expert and Volkswagen Beetle
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83398, longitude -1.07176, in the PO2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Portsmouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020440068348
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
2047

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Expert

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Beetle

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Expert)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020440068348 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 2020.