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Serious unclassified road crash in Dorset DT2 on 13 November 2022 at 12:26 involving a Volvo V50

A Volvo V50 and a Hyundai ix35 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Dorset at 12:26 on Sunday 13 November 2022. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Nov 2022
Sunday, 12:26
Vehicles
2
Volvo V50 and Hyundai ix35
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73418, longitude -2.59084, in the DT2 postcode district. The location was in the former West Dorset district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dorset

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022552201401
Council area
Dorset
Police force
Dorset
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Dorset (excluding Christchurch)

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V50

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai ix35

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V50)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V50)

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

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai ix35)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai ix35)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2022552201401 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.