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A340 crash in Basingstoke and Deane on 22 February 2025 at 14:00 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Nissan X-Trail were involved in a crash on the A340 in Basingstoke and Deane at 14:00 on Saturday 22 February 2025. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Feb 2025
Saturday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Nissan X-Trail
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35974, longitude -1.15366, in the RG26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tadley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst, Basingstoke and Deane, RG26 4QN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025440081077
Council area
Basingstoke and Deane
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
340
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan X-Trail)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan X-Trail)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan X-Trail)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025440081077 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basingstoke and Deane road accident statistics for 2025.