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Serious B291 crash in Reigate and Banstead on 23 February 2023 at 18:50 involving a BMW 4 Series

A BMW 4 Series hit two pedestrians on the B291 in Reigate and Banstead at 18:50 on Thursday 23 February 2023. A 70-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured and a 68-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Feb 2023
Thursday, 18:50
Vehicles
1
BMW 4 Series
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.32469, longitude -0.23352, in the KT17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tadworth and Epsom Downs. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nork, Reigate and Banstead, KT17 3LY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023451280204
Council area
Reigate and Banstead
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
291
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 4 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 4 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 70, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 4 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less 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 2023451280204 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 2023.