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Fatal A3 crash in Elmbridge on 16 April 2001 at 21:35 involving a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle

A Piaggio Vespa motorcycle and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A3 in Elmbridge at 21:35 on Monday 16 April 2001. The 35-year-old female rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Apr 2001
Monday, 21:35
Vehicles
2
Piaggio Vespa and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37441, longitude -0.31567, in the KT9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hinchley Wood and Weston Green, Elmbridge, KT9 1UF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200145MN04545
Council area
Elmbridge
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 February 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Female, aged 35, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio Vespa)

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 200145MN04545 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Elmbridge road accident statistics for 2001.