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A3 crash in Elmbridge on 16 December 1997 at 18:38 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205, a Ford Fiesta and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A3 in Elmbridge at 18:38 on Tuesday 16 December 1997. The 27-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 205 and the 23-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a snow-covered dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 18:38
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 205 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36453, longitude -0.31907, in the KT9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Elmbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701VK01067
Council area
Elmbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 199701VK01067 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 1997.