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Fatal B365 crash in Elmbridge on 26 October 1996 at 21:36 involving a Volkswagen Corrado

A Volkswagen Corrado and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B365 in Elmbridge at 21:36 on Saturday 26 October 1996. The male driver of the Volkswagen Corrado and a male passenger in the Volkswagen Corrado were killed and two other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Oct 1996
Saturday, 21:36
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Corrado and Ford Transit
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.34905, longitude -0.43523, in the KT12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Byfleet, New Haw and West Byfleet.

Map of where the crash happened in Elmbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199645NA00519
Council area
Elmbridge
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
365
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Corrado

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Corrado)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Corrado)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 199645NA00519 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.