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Serious B388 crash in Runnymede on 14 December 2015 at 16:53 involving a Volkswagen Transporter van

A Volkswagen Transporter van and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B388 in Runnymede at 16:53 on Monday 14 December 2015. The 63-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Transporter van and the 26-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Dec 2015
Monday, 16:53
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Transporter and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41878, longitude -0.53453, in the TW20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorpe, Runnymede, TW20 8LH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015450036008
Council area
Runnymede
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
388
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Transporter

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • 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
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2015450036008 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 2015.