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Fatal A287 crash in Waverley on 31 August 1983 at 19:25 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A287 in Waverley at 19:25 on Wednesday 31 August 1983. A 70-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 was killed and the 74-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and the 17-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Aug 1983
Wednesday, 19:25
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.2308, longitude -0.80978, in the GU9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Weybourne.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198345FD00206
Council area
Waverley
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
287
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, 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 198345FD00206 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waverley road accident statistics for 1983.