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M25 crash in Tandridge on 4 December 2018 at 07:00 involving a Ford Fusion

A goods vehicle, a car and a Ford Fusion were involved in a crash on the M25 in Tandridge at 07:00 on Tuesday 4 December 2018. The 40-year-old male driver of the Ford Fusion was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Dec 2018
Tuesday, 07:00
Vehicles
3
Ford Fusion and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26261, longitude -0.03063, in the RH8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lingfield, Crowhurst & Tandridge, Tandridge, RH9 8DD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tandridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018450802961
Council area
Tandridge
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fusion)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018450802961 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tandridge road accident statistics for 2018.