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M23 crash in Tandridge on 8 March 2013 at 10:25 involving a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle

A Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle, a Mercedes E Class and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the M23 in Tandridge at 10:25 on Friday 8 March 2013. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Mar 2013
Friday, 10:25
Vehicles
3
Suzuki GS 500 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24963, longitude -0.12075, in the RH1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bletchingley & Nutfield, Tandridge, RH1 4HP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tandridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013450004418
Council area
Tandridge
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
23
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GS 500

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GS 500)

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 2013450004418 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tandridge road accident statistics for 2013.