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A3 crash in Waverley on 17 December 1997 at 08:20 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A3 in Waverley at 08:20 on Wednesday 17 December 1997. The 31-year-old female driver of the BMW 3 Series was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 1997
Wednesday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09939, longitude -0.75474, in the GU26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199745WF00534
Council area
Waverley
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

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 199745WF00534 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.