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Fatal A3 crash in Waverley on 29 October 2000 at 18:45 involving a Subaru

A Subaru and a Renault 19 were involved in a crash on the A3 in Waverley at 18:45 on Sunday 29 October 2000. The 50-year-old male driver of the Subaru and the 67-year-old male driver of the Renault 19 were killed and a female passenger in the Renault 19 was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Oct 2000
Sunday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Subaru and Renault 19
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.10871, longitude -0.74091, in the GU26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hindhead and Grayshott.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200045WF00432
Council area
Waverley
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

    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 200045WF00432 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 2000.