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Fatal A31 crash in Waverley on 1 February 1997 at 10:01 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306, a Ford Sierra and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A31 in Waverley at 10:01 on Saturday 1 February 1997. The 22-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 was killed and the 39-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and the 40-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Feb 1997
Saturday, 10:01
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 306 and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19799, longitude -0.8371, in the GU10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199745WF00045
Council area
Waverley
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
31
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (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 199745WF00045 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waverley road accident statistics for 1997.