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Fatal A25 crash in Guildford on 20 May 2008 at 06:35 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A25 in Guildford at 06:35 on Tuesday 20 May 2008. The 52-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was killed and the 64-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 May 2008
Tuesday, 06:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24881, longitude -0.50339, in the GU4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clandon & Horsley, Guildford, GU4 8SF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200845GU22833
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
25
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
247

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 15 April 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200845GU22833 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 2008.