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Serious A3 crash in Elmbridge on 2 April 2003 at 14:21 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on the A3 in Elmbridge at 14:21 on Wednesday 2 April 2003. The 60-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Apr 2003
Wednesday, 14:21
Vehicles
2
Scania and Leyland DAF FA 45
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33087, longitude -0.43785, in the KT11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Weybridge St George's Hill, Elmbridge, KT11 1DX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345SR35737
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
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 14 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    8,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

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 200345SR35737 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 2003.