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M3 crash in Surrey Heath on 10 October 2008 at 16:25 involving a Mitsubishi Shogun

A Mitsubishi Shogun, a Vauxhall Astra and an Audi 80 were involved in a crash on the M3 in Surrey Heath at 16:25 on Friday 10 October 2008. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Oct 2008
Friday, 16:25
Vehicles
3
Mitsubishi Shogun and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36781, longitude -0.63024, in the GU24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Windlesham & Chobham, Surrey Heath, GU24 8TD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Surrey Heath

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200845SU29744
Council area
Surrey Heath
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 6 January 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Shogun

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    3,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi 80)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi 80)

    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 200845SU29744 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Surrey Heath road accident statistics for 2008.