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Serious A308 crash in Spelthorne on 27 July 2006 at 17:35 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Nissan D22 van were involved in a crash on the A308 in Spelthorne at 17:35 on Thursday 27 July 2006. The 43-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class, the 32-year-old female driver of the Nissan D22 van and a 48-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Jul 2006
Thursday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Nissan D22
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42609, longitude -0.47114, in the TW15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staines South, Spelthorne, TW18 1QQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200645SP89414
Council area
Spelthorne
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
308
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

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 22 January 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan D22

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan D22)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    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 200645SP89414 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Spelthorne road accident statistics for 2006.