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Fatal C road crash in Tandridge RH1 on 23 August 1996 at 12:39 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro crashed on a C road in Tandridge at 12:39 on Friday 23 August 1996. The 18-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Aug 1996
Friday, 12:39
Vehicles
1
Austin Maestro
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.21122, longitude -0.1192, in the RH1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tandridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199645EC00282
Council area
Tandridge
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

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 199645EC00282 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 1996.