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A35 crash in Dorset on 8 August 2022 at 09:43 involving a Chevrolet Matiz

A Chevrolet Matiz and a Peugeot 208 were involved in a crash on the A35 in Dorset at 09:43 on Monday 8 August 2022. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Aug 2022
Monday, 09:43
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Matiz and Peugeot 208
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71339, longitude -2.54467, in the DT2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winterborne & Broadmayne, Dorset, DT2 9XD 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022552201008
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
35
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Estimated chance it was serious
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 23 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Matiz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 208)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 208)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Matiz)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Matiz)

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 2022552201008 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 2022.