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A3 crash in Guildford on 26 December 2017 at 11:39 involving a Land Rover Discovery

Nine vehicles, including a Land Rover Discovery and two cars, were involved in a crash on the A3 in Guildford at 11:39 on Tuesday 26 December 2017. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus, the 28-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 207 and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 207 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
26 Dec 2017
Tuesday, 11:39
Vehicles
9
Land Rover Discovery and 8 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18238, longitude -0.65117, in the GU8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Elstead & Peper Harow, Waverley, GU8 6BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Guildford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017450252035
Council area
Guildford
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
283

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 30 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (9)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 5: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 6: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 7: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 8: Honda CRV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 9: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Peugeot 207)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Peugeot 207)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2017450252035 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Guildford road accident statistics for 2017.