Fatal crash on the A3 - 15 Feb 1979

Accident reference 197945CD00047

Fatal Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 15 February 1979 at 16:40 a fatal collision occurred near A3 involving 1 vehicle and 3 casualties (2 serious, 1 fatal) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing + high winds. Road surface conditions were frost or ice. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197945CD00047
Police Reference 45CD00047
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Fatal
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 3
Police Force Surrey

Road & Location Details

First Road A3
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 511

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Snowing + high winds
Road Surface Conditions Frost or ice
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 55
Sex Male

Casualties (3)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 58
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 51
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Fatal
Type Unknown
Age 55
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.