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Serious M25 crash in Elmbridge on 26 April 2004 at 17:28 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A Suzuki Vitara and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M25 in Elmbridge at 17:28 on Monday 26 April 2004. All six casualties were seriously injured. Four of them were pedestrians.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Apr 2004
Monday, 17:28
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Vitara and lorry
Casualties
6
6 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.31397, longitude -0.43168, in the KT11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cobham and Downside, Elmbridge, KT11 1LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Elmbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200445MO51904
Council area
Elmbridge
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, hit by vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, hit by vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Vitara)

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 200445MO51904 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 2004.