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A243 crash in Mole Valley on 15 February 2012 at 17:30 involving a BMW 5 Series

Four vehicles, including a BMW 5 Series and a car, were involved in a crash on the A243 in Mole Valley at 17:30 on Wednesday 15 February 2012. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Feb 2012
Wednesday, 17:30
Vehicles
4
BMW 5 Series and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3159, longitude -0.33102, in the KT22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Mole Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201245MO68259
Council area
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
243
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
244

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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 slight injury crash on 29 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 4: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    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 201245MO68259 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mole Valley road accident statistics for 2012.