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B2037 crash in Tandridge on 11 December 1979 at 08:45 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on the B2037 in Tandridge at 08:45 on Tuesday 11 December 1979. The 71-year-old female driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 1979
Tuesday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Car and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.15299, longitude -0.11099, in the RH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Smallfield.

Map of where the crash happened in Tandridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197945BD00462
Council area
Tandridge
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2037
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 197945BD00462 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.