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Serious C road crash in Runnymede KT16 on 4 May 2012 at 20:43 involving a Subaru Impreza

A car, a Subaru Impreza and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on a C road in Runnymede at 20:43 on Friday 4 May 2012. There were seven casualties: five people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in snow and high winds on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 May 2012
Friday, 20:43
Vehicles
3
Subaru Impreza and 2 others
Casualties
7
5 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38934, longitude -0.52957, in the KT16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chertsey St Ann's, Runnymede, KT16 9AR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201245RU70576
Council area
Runnymede
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru Impreza)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru Impreza)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru Impreza)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru Impreza)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru Impreza)

    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 201245RU70576 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 2012.