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Serious B2127 crash in Waverley on 26 April 1997 at 13:35 involving a Rover Mini

A car and a Rover Mini were involved in a crash on the B2127 in Waverley at 13:35 on Saturday 26 April 1997. All five casualties were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Apr 1997
Saturday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Car and Rover Mini
Casualties
5
5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14515, longitude -0.45887, in the GU6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199745WF00163
Council area
Waverley
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2127
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Mini)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 199745WF00163 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.