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A331 crash in Guildford on 9 October 2012 at 08:33 involving a Volkswagen Jetta

Six vehicles, including a car and a Volkswagen Jetta, were involved in a crash on the A331 in Guildford at 08:33 on Tuesday 9 October 2012. The 30-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto and the 42-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Vectra 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
9 Oct 2012
Tuesday, 08:33
Vehicles
6
Volkswagen Jetta and 5 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.2395, longitude -0.73577, in the GU10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ash South, Guildford, GU12 6QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201245WO74407
Council area
Guildford
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
331
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
323

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, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Corsavan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 6: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Fiat Punto)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 201245WO74407 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 2012.