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A3 crash in Kingston upon Thames on 18 February 2021 at 13:30 involving a Volkswagen Touareg

A car and a Volkswagen Touareg were involved in a crash on the A3 in Kingston upon Thames at 13:30 on Thursday 18 February 2021. The 40-year-old male driver of the car, a passenger in the car and a passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Feb 2021
Thursday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Volkswagen Touareg
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37497, longitude -0.30329, in the KT9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hook & Chessington North, Kingston upon Thames, KT9 1DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kingston upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021010293268
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Touareg

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2021010293268 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Thames road accident statistics for 2021.