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Fatal M3 crash in Winchester on 26 December 2021 at 20:52 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai crashed on the M3 in Winchester at 20:52 on Sunday 26 December 2021. An 11-year-old male passenger was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Dec 2021
Sunday, 20:52
Vehicles
1
Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.03874, longitude -1.31476, in the SO21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery, Winchester, SO21 2BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Winchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021440516070
Council area
Winchester
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
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2021440516070 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Winchester road accident statistics for 2021.