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Serious B280 crash in Epsom and Ewell on 23 August 2024 at 14:10 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Ford Ranger van, were involved in a crash on the B280 in Epsom and Ewell at 14:10 on Friday 23 August 2024. A 52-year-old female passenger in the Ford Ranger van was seriously injured and the 42-year-old female rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Aug 2024
Friday, 14:10
Vehicles
4
Mercedes Sprinter and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33391, longitude -0.27455, in the KT19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Epsom. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stamford, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8NE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024451483078
Council area
Epsom and Ewell
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
280
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Daylight
Weather
Other
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2019.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Ranger

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen T-Cross

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 3 (Honda WW125)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 52, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Ranger)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

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 2024451483078 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epsom and Ewell road accident statistics for 2024.