M3 crash in Runnymede on 3 July 2010 at 13:44 involving a Ford KA
A Ford KA and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M3 in Runnymede at 13:44 on Saturday 3 July 2010. The 25-year-old female driver of the Ford KA, the 30-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and a 30-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle 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
- 3 Jul 2010
- Saturday, 13:44
- Vehicles
- 2
- Ford KA and Suzuki
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38583, longitude -0.58084, in the GU25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Longcross. It is one of the crashes that make up the Virginia Water, Runnymede, GU25 4JH area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Runnymede
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201045RU52098
- 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
- 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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 March 2000.
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 22 March 2000
14 m awayRef 200045NM00031
Slight
Mitsubishi Canter crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 18 September 2009
14 m awayRef 200945RU43813
Slight
Vauxhall Omega crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 5 September 2004
14 m awayRef 200445RU57594
Slight
Kia Rio crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 26 November 2006
14 m awayRef 200645RU95318
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 4 December 2006
14 m awayRef 200645SU95823
Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 22 May 2025
21 m awayRef 2025451594700
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to right
- 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
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
Vehicle 2: Suzuki
Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- 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
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 599 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 12 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)
Casualty 2: Rider
SlightMale, aged 30, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 30, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)
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 201045RU52098 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 2010.