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Unclassified road crash in Tandridge CR6 on 4 March 1979 at 09:40 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tandridge at 09:40 on Sunday 4 March 1979. The 46-year-old male driver of the van and the 22-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 1979
Sunday, 09:40
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3166, longitude 0.00637, in the CR6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tandridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197945BC00050
Council area
Tandridge
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 197945BC00050 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tandridge road accident statistics for 1979.