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Fatal A31 crash in Guildford on 25 September 1997 at 10:54 involving a Colt Mitsubishi

A Colt Mitsubishi and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A31 in Guildford at 10:54 on Thursday 25 September 1997. The 78-year-old male driver of the Colt Mitsubishi was killed, a 38-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat was seriously injured and the 40-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Sep 1997
Thursday, 10:54
Vehicles
2
Colt Mitsubishi and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22677, longitude -0.66867, in the GU3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199745WG00591
Council area
Guildford
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
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
31

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 slight injury crash on 28 September 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Colt Mitsubishi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Colt Mitsubishi)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    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 199745WG00591 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 1997.