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A307 crash in Elmbridge on 31 January 2002 at 16:33 involving a Leyland Roadrunner lorry

A Leyland Roadrunner lorry and a John Deere were involved in a crash on the A307 in Elmbridge at 16:33 on Thursday 31 January 2002. The 27-year-old male driver of the Leyland Roadrunner lorry and a 40-year-old male passenger in the Leyland Roadrunner lorry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jan 2002
Thursday, 16:33
Vehicles
2
Leyland Roadrunner and John Deere
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33316, longitude -0.41437, in the KT11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cobham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cobham and Downside, Elmbridge, KT11 2AG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200245RN18045
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
307
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Roadrunner

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: John Deere

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland Roadrunner)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland Roadrunner)

    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 200245RN18045 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 2002.