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Serious unclassified road crash in Waverley GU7 on 26 December 2018 at 15:50 involving a Mercedes Vito van

A Mercedes Vito van hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Waverley at 15:50 on Wednesday 26 December 2018. A 66-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 2018
Wednesday, 15:50
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Vito
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.19052, longitude -0.60773, in the GU7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Farncombe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Godalming Central & Ockford, Waverley, GU7 1TW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Waverley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018450805001
Council area
Waverley
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 66, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018450805001 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waverley road accident statistics for 2018.