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A217 crash in Reigate and Banstead on 11 May 2015 at 13:44 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A car, a Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Transporter van were involved in a crash on the A217 in Reigate and Banstead at 13:44 on Monday 11 May 2015. The 31-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and the 30-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Transporter van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 May 2015
Monday, 13:44
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28203, longitude -0.21891, in the KT20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingswood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne, Reigate and Banstead, KT20 6QR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015450024357
Council area
Reigate and Banstead
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
217
Road type
Dual 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
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, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 January 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Transporter)

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 2015450024357 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 2015.