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A3 crash in Kingston upon Thames on 5 December 2025 at 13:30 involving a Kia EV3 Air

A Kia EV3 Air and a Smart Fortwo were involved in a crash on the A3 in Kingston upon Thames at 13:30 on Friday 5 December 2025. The 65-year-old male driver of the Smart Fortwo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2025
Friday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Kia EV3 Air and Smart Fortwo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43588, longitude -0.2567, in the SW15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roehampton, Wandsworth, SW15 3PQ 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
2025010613596
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
308

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia EV3 Air

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Smart Fortwo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    698 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Smart Fortwo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025010613596 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 2025.