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Fatal A31 crash in Guildford on 24 February 1991 at 03:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A31 in Guildford at 03:45 on Sunday 24 February 1991. The 25-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 18-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Feb 1991
Sunday, 03:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and bicycle
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22636, longitude -0.68043, in the GU10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199145WF00052
Council area
Guildford
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
Road type
Dual 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199145WF00052 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 1991.