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B364 crash in Elmbridge on 14 December 1996 at 03:05 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Vauxhall Corsavan were involved in a crash on the B364 in Elmbridge at 03:05 on Saturday 14 December 1996. The 19-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 1996
Saturday, 03:05
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Vauxhall Corsavan
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39042, longitude -0.34399, in the KT7 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Molesey.

Map of where the crash happened in Elmbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199601VK01079
Council area
Elmbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
364
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsavan

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    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 199601VK01079 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Elmbridge road accident statistics for 1996.