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Unclassified road crash in Runnymede TW20 on 23 June 1997 at 11:00 involving a Datsun Sunny

A Datsun Sunny and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Runnymede at 11:00 on Monday 23 June 1997. The 84-year-old male driver of the Datsun Sunny and an 85-year-old female passenger in the Datsun Sunny were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jun 1997
Monday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Datsun Sunny and Mercedes
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42962, longitude -0.5759, in the TW20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Egham.

Map of where the crash happened in Runnymede

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199745NA00272
Council area
Runnymede
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 March 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Datsun Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    3,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Datsun Sunny)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Datsun Sunny)

    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 199745NA00272 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Runnymede road accident statistics for 1997.