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Serious A323 crash in Guildford on 5 October 2008 at 19:10 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia, a Citroen ZX and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on the A323 in Guildford at 19:10 on Sunday 5 October 2008. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Oct 2008
Sunday, 19:10
Vehicles
3
Skoda Fabia and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25507, longitude -0.67988, in the GU3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Normandy. It is one of the crashes that make up the Normandy & Pirbright, Guildford, GU3 2BH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200845GU29134
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
323
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen ZX)

    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 200845GU29134 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.