A35 crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 2 November 2020 at 17:28 involving a Vauxhall Combo
A Vauxhall Combo, a Mazda CX5 and an Audi Q3 were involved in a crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 17:28 on Monday 2 November 2020. The 35-year-old female driver of the Mazda CX5 was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 2 Nov 2020
- Monday, 17:28
- Vehicles
- 3
- Vauxhall Combo and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73835, longitude -1.81119, in the BH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Littledown & Iford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH6 5RB area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.
Map of where the crash happened in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020552001060
- Council area
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Police force
- Dorset
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 35
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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
- 1%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 99%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2019.
Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 14 June 2019
4 m awayRef 2019551900600
Slight
Alfa Romeo Giulietta crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 8 October 2015
5 m awayRef 2015551501056
Slight
Honda MSX125 crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 17 January 2017
6 m awayRef 2017551700159
Slight
Mazda CX-3 crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 13 May 2025
6 m awayRef 2025552500565
Serious
Car crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 9 September 2020
6 m awayRef 2020552100162
Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A35 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 15 June 2023
7 m awayRef 2023552300761
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Combo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Mazda CX5
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 35 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,191 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Audi Q3
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 29 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,395 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda CX5)
- 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 2020552001060 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 2020.