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Serious A331 crash in Guildford on 13 October 2003 at 15:50 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A minibus, a car and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A331 in Guildford at 15:50 on Monday 13 October 2003. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Oct 2003
Monday, 15:50
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Vectra and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.2697, longitude -0.73466, in the GU11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5SP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345RW44256
Council area
Guildford
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
331
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 200345RW44256 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 2003.