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Fatal A23 crash in Reigate and Banstead on 8 September 2001 at 10:30 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van crashed on the A23 in Reigate and Banstead at 10:30 on Saturday 8 September 2001. A 20-year-old male passenger was killed and the 29-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Sep 2001
Saturday, 10:30
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29489, longitude -0.15335, in the CR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hooley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, Reigate and Banstead, CR5 3EG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200145SR11016
Council area
Reigate and Banstead
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    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 200145SR11016 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reigate and Banstead road accident statistics for 2001.