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Fatal M3 crash in Hart on 7 July 2021 at 12:05 involving an Iveco Daily van

An Iveco Daily van crashed on the M3 in Hart at 12:05 on Wednesday 7 July 2021. The 48-year-old male driver and a 56-year-old male passenger were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Jul 2021
Wednesday, 12:05
Vehicles
1
Iveco Daily
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29621, longitude -0.85383, in the GU51 postcode district and within the built-up area of Elvetham Heath.

Map of where the crash happened in Hart

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021440267484
Council area
Hart
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 2021.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco Daily

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco Daily)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco Daily)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021440267484 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hart road accident statistics for 2021.