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Fatal A2022 crash in Sutton on 30 December 2015 at 17:39 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Nissan Note were involved in a crash on the A2022 in Sutton at 17:39 on Wednesday 30 December 2015. The 68-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra and the 69-year-old male driver of the Nissan Note were killed and a 74-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Dec 2015
Wednesday, 17:39
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Nissan Note
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33785, longitude -0.15351, in the SM5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sutton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carshalton South & Clockhouse, Sutton, SM5 4BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sutton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201501TD00162
Council area
Sutton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2022
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, no street lighting
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Note)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 201501TD00162 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sutton road accident statistics for 2015.