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Fatal A243 crash in Kingston upon Thames on 12 December 2007 at 16:22 involving a van

A van hit a pedestrian on the A243 in Kingston upon Thames at 16:22 on Wednesday 12 December 2007. A 73-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Dec 2007
Wednesday, 16:22
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36771, longitude -0.30658, in the KT9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hook & Chessington North, Kingston upon Thames, KT9 1DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kingston upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200701VK68911
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
243
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 73, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere

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 200701VK68911 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Thames road accident statistics for 2007.