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A242 crash in Reigate and Banstead on 4 November 2003 at 22:20 involving a Renault Kangoo

A Renault Kangoo and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A242 in Reigate and Banstead at 22:20 on Tuesday 4 November 2003. The 30-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Nov 2003
Tuesday, 22:20
Vehicles
2
Renault Kangoo and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24402, longitude -0.18977, in the RH2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH2 0JT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Reigate and Banstead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345RE44692
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
242
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Kangoo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200345RE44692 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 2003.