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Serious B3157 crash in Dorset on 29 June 2020 at 17:25 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and an MCC Smart were involved in a crash on the B3157 in Dorset at 17:25 on Monday 29 June 2020. The 42-year-old female driver of the MCC Smart and the 73-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jun 2020
Monday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and MCC Smart
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71089, longitude -2.74773, in the DT6 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020552000707
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
3157
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: MCC Smart

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MCC Smart)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020552000707 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.