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Serious unclassified road crash in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH3 on 11 September 2022 at 00:46 involving a Chevrolet Spark

A Chevrolet Spark and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at 00:46 on Sunday 11 September 2022. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Sep 2022
Sunday, 00:46
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Spark and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73342, longitude -1.89392, in the BH3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bournemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Talbot & Branksome Woods, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH3 7EA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Bournemouth district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022552201095
Council area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Spark

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,206 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Spark)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2022552201095 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 2022.