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A3 crash in Guildford on 15 December 2005 at 00:15 involving a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and a Mitsubishi Shogun were involved in a crash on the A3 in Guildford at 00:15 on Thursday 15 December 2005. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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
Slight
Date
15 Dec 2005
Thursday, 00:15
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 45 and Mitsubishi Shogun
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30745, longitude -0.4758, in the GU23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Send & Lovelace, Guildford, GU23 6QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200545GU78415
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
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Shogun

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200545GU78415 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 2005.