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C road crash in Elmbridge KT7 on 2 October 2001 at 15:50 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on a C road in Elmbridge at 15:50 on Tuesday 2 October 2001. The male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and the male driver of the BMW 5 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2001
Tuesday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38638, longitude -0.32285, in the KT7 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Molesey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thames Ditton, Elmbridge, KT7 0UJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200145NS12679
Council area
Elmbridge
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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 serious injury crash on 15 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,793 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 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 200145NS12679 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.