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Serious M25 crash in Reigate and Banstead on 4 February 2014 at 20:07 involving a Peugeot 307

A Peugeot 307 and an Audi A8 were involved in a crash on the M25 in Reigate and Banstead at 20:07 on Tuesday 4 February 2014. The 81-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 307 was seriously injured and the 52-year-old male driver of the Audi A8 and a 52-year-old female passenger in the Audi A8 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Feb 2014
Tuesday, 20:07
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 307 and Audi A8
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25757, longitude -0.21395, in the KT20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton, Reigate and Banstead, KT20 7EZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014450012916
Council area
Reigate and Banstead
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A8

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    4,172 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 307)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A8)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A8)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2014450012916 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reigate and Banstead road accident statistics for 2014.