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Fatal A322 crash in Surrey Heath on 31 August 2009 at 16:15 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus, a Peugeot 307 and a Fiat Cinquecento were involved in a crash on the A322 in Surrey Heath at 16:15 on Monday 31 August 2009. The 27-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus, the 59-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 307 and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 307 were killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Aug 2009
Monday, 16:15
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
6
3 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35235, longitude -0.66244, in the GU18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lightwater, Surrey Heath, GU18 5RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Surrey Heath

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200945SU42773
Council area
Surrey Heath
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
322
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 1984.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat Cinquecento

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    899 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Cinquecento)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 307)

    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 200945SU42773 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 2009.