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Fatal B3053 crash in the New Forest on 26 April 2020 at 20:36 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the B3053 in the New Forest at 20:36 on Sunday 26 April 2020. The 40-year-old male driver was killed and a 30-year-old male passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Apr 2020
Sunday, 20:36
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81939, longitude -1.34049, in the SO45 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the New Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020440147495
Council area
New Forest
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3053
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2020440147495 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the New Forest road accident statistics for 2020.