Fatal B2217 crash in Reigate and Banstead on 1 February 2019 at 18:30 involving a Mazda 2
A Mazda 2 hit a pedestrian on the B2217 in Reigate and Banstead at 18:30 on Friday 1 February 2019. A 61-year-old male pedestrian was killed.
It happened after dark under street lighting in snow on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 1 Feb 2019
- Friday, 18:30
- Vehicles
- 1
- Mazda 2
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 killed
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.32342, longitude -0.19864, in the SM7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Banstead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Banstead Village, Reigate and Banstead, SM7 2JN area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Reigate and Banstead
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2019450812403
- Council area
- Reigate and Banstead
- Police force
- Surrey
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Surrey
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 2217
- 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, street lights lit
- Weather
- Snowing, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 April 2024.
Serious
Volvo crash on the B2217 in Reigate and Banstead, 17 April 2024
5 m awayRef 2024451433499
Slight
Vauxhall Chevette crash on the B2217 in Reigate and Banstead, 21 December 1990
6 m awayRef 199001ZP01467
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B2217 in Reigate and Banstead, 8 September 1994
9 m awayRef 199401ZP00883
Slight
Car crash on the B2217 in Reigate and Banstead, 12 September 1991
9 m awayRef 199101ZP00963
Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the B2217 in Reigate and Banstead, 24 June 2008
10 m awayRef 200845RE25173
Serious
Car crash on the B2217 in Epsom and Ewell, 9 February 1986
10 m awayRef 198601ZP00170
Vehicles involved (1)
Vehicle 1: Mazda 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
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,400 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Pedestrian
FatalMale, aged 61, hit by vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)
- Pedestrian location
- In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
- Pedestrian movement
- Crossing from driver's nearside
- Home area deprivation
- 10% 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 2019450812403 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Reigate and Banstead road accident statistics for 2019.