M3 crash in Runnymede on 1 April 2014 at 17:25 involving a Hyundai Coupe
Four vehicles, including a car and a Hyundai Coupe, were involved in a crash on the M3 in Runnymede at 17:25 on Tuesday 1 April 2014. The 54-year-old female driver of the Audi Q3 and the 26-year-old female driver of the Hyundai Coupe 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
- 1 Apr 2014
- Tuesday, 17:25
- Vehicles
- 4
- Hyundai Coupe and 3 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39721, longitude -0.55178, in the GU25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Longcross, Lyne & Chertsey South, Runnymede, GU25 4EA area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Runnymede
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2014450014221
- Council area
- Runnymede
- Police force
- Surrey
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Surrey
Road and location details
- First road class
- Motorway
- First road number
- 3
- 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
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 2011.
Serious
Car crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 25 July 2011
6 m awayRef 201145RU62756
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 16 October 2005
9 m awayRef 200545RU75113
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 7 October 2014
16 m awayRef 2014450019291
Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 5 June 2012
17 m awayRef 201245RU70950
Serious
Nissan Patrol crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 22 February 2002
18 m awayRef 200245SR18754
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the M3 in Runnymede, 10 February 2003
18 m awayRef 200345SR33511
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
- 59 years
Vehicle 2: Hyundai Coupe
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Leaving the carriageway
- Nearside
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 26 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,975 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 3: Mercedes Sprinter
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,143 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 4: Audi Q3
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 54 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,984 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Audi Q3)
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Coupe)
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 2014450014221 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 2014.