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Serious A335 crash in Southampton on 14 May 2025 at 11:00 involving an MG 5

An MG 5 and a Ford Transit Custom van were involved in a crash on the A335 in Southampton at 11:00 on Wednesday 14 May 2025. The 45-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van was seriously 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
Serious
Date
14 May 2025
Wednesday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
MG 5 and Ford Transit Custom
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9286, longitude -1.38469, in the SO17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Portswood, Southampton, SO17 1UL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025440209526
Council area
Southampton
Police force
Hampshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
335
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
Auto traffic signal
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
90%
Estimated chance it was slight
10%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025440209526 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southampton road accident statistics for 2025.