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C road crash in Dorset DT11 on 25 September 2022 at 19:39 involving a Volkswagen

A Volkswagen and a Suzuki Jimny were involved in a crash on a C road in Dorset at 19:39 on Sunday 25 September 2022. The 50-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Jimny and the 52-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Sep 2022
Sunday, 19:39
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen and Suzuki Jimny
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8653, longitude -2.15493, in the DT11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blandford Forum. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7XT area accident hotspot. The location was in the former North Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022552201129
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 March 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Jimny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Jimny)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

    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 2022552201129 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.