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B290 crash in Epsom and Ewell on 13 March 2017 at 17:50 involving a Mazda MX-5

A Mazda MX-5 and a Mercedes B Class were involved in a crash on the B290 in Epsom and Ewell at 17:50 on Monday 13 March 2017. The 21-year-old male driver of the Mazda MX-5 and the 52-year-old female driver of the Mercedes B Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2017
Monday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Mazda MX-5 and Mercedes B Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30994, longitude -0.24382, in the KT18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Woodcote & Langley Vale, Epsom and Ewell, KT18 5PP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017450171482
Council area
Epsom and Ewell
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
290
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes B Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,992 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda MX-5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes B Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2017450171482 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epsom and Ewell road accident statistics for 2017.