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Serious M23 crash in Tandridge on 11 February 1990 at 16:25 involving a Bedford van

Five vehicles, including a Bedford van and an FSO Cars 125, were involved in a crash on the M23 in Tandridge at 16:25 on Sunday 11 February 1990. The 21-year-old female driver of the FSO Cars 125 and an 18-year-old female passenger in the FSO Cars 125 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Feb 1990
Sunday, 16:25
Vehicles
5
Bedford and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25119, longitude -0.12187, in the RH1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tandridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199045ER00074
Council area
Tandridge
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
23
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Raining 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 14 November 1989.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    2,279 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: FSO Cars 125

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 5: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (FSO Cars 125)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (FSO Cars 125)

    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 199045ER00074 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 1990.