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Serious A24 crash in Mole Valley on 5 April 1998 at 07:55 involving a Fiat Uno

A Fiat Uno and a Leyland DAF 400 minibus were involved in a crash on the A24 in Mole Valley at 07:55 on Sunday 5 April 1998. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Apr 1998
Sunday, 07:55
Vehicles
2
Fiat Uno and Leyland DAF 400
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22113, longitude -0.321, in the RH5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dorking.

Map of where the crash happened in Mole Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199845ED00110
Council area
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
24
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF 400

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

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 199845ED00110 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mole Valley road accident statistics for 1998.