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Fatal M3 crash in Runnymede on 11 May 2003 at 01:24 involving a Land Rover Range Rover

A Land Rover Range Rover and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the M3 in Runnymede at 01:24 on Sunday 11 May 2003. The 65-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and a male passenger in the Ford Escort were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 May 2003
Sunday, 01:24
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Range Rover and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40085, longitude -0.52992, in the KT16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chertsey St Ann's, Runnymede, KT16 9NL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345SR37144
Council area
Runnymede
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 27 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Range Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    4,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 200345SR37144 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Runnymede road accident statistics for 2003.