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M3 crash in Surrey Heath on 23 May 1993 at 17:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Fiat Uno were involved in a crash on the M3 in Surrey Heath at 17:55 on Sunday 23 May 1993. The 58-year-old female driver of the Fiat Uno was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 1993
Sunday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Fiat Uno
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39144, longitude -0.56415, in the GU25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Surrey Heath

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199345NC00142
Council area
Surrey Heath
Police force
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
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
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 5 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Uno)

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 199345NC00142 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Surrey Heath road accident statistics for 1993.