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Fatal B374 crash in Elmbridge on 11 September 2002 at 20:35 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova crashed on the B374 in Elmbridge at 20:35 on Wednesday 11 September 2002. The 23-year-old male driver was killed, two other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Sep 2002
Wednesday, 20:35
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
5
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36723, longitude -0.46074, in the KT13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Weybridge Riverside, Elmbridge, KT13 9YA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Elmbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200245RN26967
Council area
Elmbridge
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
374
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, street lights lit
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200245RN26967 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.