Police Seek Witnesses to Horsley Car Crash – Two Drivers Injured

Published on: 2 Nov, 2018
Updated on: 2 Nov, 2018

The silver Audi Q5 still at the crash scene yesterday evening.

Police are seeking witnesses after two cars collided just after 3pm yesterday (November 1) on Ockham Road at the Forest Road junction, East Horsley.

The driver of a silver Audi Q5, a man in his seventies, is in St George’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries. His next of kin have been informed The driver of a Volkswagen Caravelle suffered minor injuries and was treated by paramedics.

“There were two alarming accidents here last June. It’s all a 30mph limit but if you don’t know the road, this particular junction can suddenly be on you. The warning signs are all there, but if you’re not totally concentrating it’s an accident waiting to happen. Road-calming might be effective.”

Road closures are likely to last several hours while officers investigate. Oakwood Drive to Oakham Road South is closed, as is Ockham Road South to Forest Road.

Anyone with any information or relevant dash-camera footage is asked to call 101, quoting reference PR/ P18262526.

The independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Responses to Police Seek Witnesses to Horsley Car Crash – Two Drivers Injured

Sue Reeve Reply

November 2, 2018 at 6:23 am

Sadly it is the norm for drivers to travel far too fast through the length of the village. I don’t know the cause of this accident but it is all to easy to be caught unawares by an approaching speeding car at this junction.

I believe the highest recorded speed on Ockham Road North is 82 mph, outside a school, within the 30 limit! I think the only way to effectively control speed through both East and West Horsley is by average speed cameras.

I don’t want to see increasing urbanisation of this kind, but it is locals as well as visitors who drive over the speed limit and this seems the only solution. Education, warning signs and reduced use of centre lines haven’t worked, although the latter has seen some good effect. What more can be done other than average speed cameras?
Russell Morris Reply

November 3, 2018 at 10:45 am

I wish the highway authority would buy some more paint and put the white lines back. Inconsiderate drivers now imagine they have the whole carriageway at their command and take the opportunity to hurtle round bends in the middle of the road. I’ve had to veer right into the kerb on several occasions to avoid being hit by speeding oncoming cars.

It might be that absence of lines calm traffic in some locations, but it doesn’t work in Ockham Road. For goodness sake and safety, get the paint brush out.
Sue Wright Reply

November 6, 2018 at 5:02 pm

I agree with Sue Reeve, I’ve been told repeatedly that it’s “too dangerous” to have a speed check along the Ockham Road North between Waterloo Farm (where you need to cross to reach a footpath) and Green Lane (where the Howard bus stops) and yet it’s apparently safe enough for the Howard of Effingham children to cross to get/get off the school bus. Average speed cameras would go some way to preventing excessive speed along this stretch.
Valerie Thompson Reply

November 7, 2018 at 3:48 pm

There is a similar problem in The Street, West Horsley, with cars screeching out of Ripley Lane, then tearing up to the dangerous bend in the middle of the road. One day there will be a fatality with cars coming down the blind bend. The white lines at the edges just push the cars further into the centre, away from the gutter.

I have repeatedly asked for:
a) rubber sensors to track the cars’ speeds and,
b) white lines in the middle of the road.

I have been told the road is too narrow to allow for a white line. Really?