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Serious A322 crash in Surrey Heath on 1 December 2018 at 06:52 involving a Mazda 6

A car and a Mazda 6 were involved in a crash on the A322 in Surrey Heath at 06:52 on Saturday 1 December 2018. There were nine casualties: six people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Dec 2018
Saturday, 06:52
Vehicles
2
Car and Mazda 6
Casualties
9
6 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35448, longitude -0.67659, in the GU18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lightwater, Surrey Heath, GU18 5RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Surrey Heath

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018450802628
Council area
Surrey Heath
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
322
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 February 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 6)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 6)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 6)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018450802628 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Surrey Heath road accident statistics for 2018.