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Fatal A3 crash in Waverley on 14 July 2002 at 16:25 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto, a Peugeot 406 and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A3 in Waverley at 16:25 on Sunday 14 July 2002. The 80-year-old male driver of the Fiat Punto was killed, one other person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Jul 2002
Sunday, 16:25
Vehicles
3
Fiat Punto and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.13227, longitude -0.71612, in the GU8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200245SR24588
Council area
Waverley
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

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

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 200245SR24588 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waverley road accident statistics for 2002.