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Serious A24 crash in Mole Valley on 8 February 1985 at 23:15 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A24 in Mole Valley at 23:15 on Friday 8 February 1985. The 41-year-old female driver of vehicle 1, the 54-year-old female driver of vehicle 2 and a 46-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Feb 1985
Friday, 23:15
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26999, longitude -0.32367, in the RH5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Mickleham.

Map of where the crash happened in Mole Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198545ED00026
Council area
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
24
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
2209

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 198545ED00026 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mole Valley road accident statistics for 1985.