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Fatal A354 crash in Dorset on 22 March 2020 at 11:38 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the A354 in Dorset at 11:38 on Sunday 22 March 2020. The 54-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra was killed and a 49-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Mar 2020
Sunday, 11:38
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.66033, longitude -2.46367, in the DT3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterborne & Broadmayne, Dorset, DT3 5PS area accident hotspot. The location was in the former West Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020552000332
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
354
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 September 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    23 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020552000332 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 2020.