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A354 crash in Dorset on 17 October 2024 at 14:30 involving a Mazda CX-3

A Mazda CX-3 and a Mazda 3 were involved in a crash on the A354 in Dorset at 14:30 on Thursday 17 October 2024. The 39-year-old female driver of the Mazda 3 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Oct 2024
Thursday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Mazda CX-3 and Mazda 3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81114, longitude -2.20511, in the DT11 postcode district. 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
2024552401232
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
354
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 25 April 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda CX-3

    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
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

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 2024552401232 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 2024.