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M25 crash in Runnymede on 31 August 2008 at 18:45 involving a Mercedes CL Class

A Mercedes CL Class, a Vauxhall Combo and an MG ZS were involved in a crash on the M25 in Runnymede at 18:45 on Sunday 31 August 2008. The 39-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Combo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2008
Sunday, 18:45
Vehicles
3
Mercedes CL Class and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39078, longitude -0.53024, in the KT16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chertsey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chertsey St Ann's, Runnymede, KT16 9NL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Runnymede

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200845RU28012
Council area
Runnymede
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Raining, 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 2020.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CL Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    4,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Combo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years

  • Vehicle 3: MG ZS

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Combo)

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 200845RU28012 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Runnymede road accident statistics for 2008.