Pedestrian named as two more crashes investigated

THE?pedestrian killed when she was hit by a car as she crossed a road in Guildford has been named by police as 67-year-old local woman, Kathleen Roodhouse.

She had just posted some letters in Moorfield Road, on the Slyfield industrial estate, at about 5pm on Tuesday, and was crossing back to her car when she was struck by a red Peugeot 405.

Meanwhile, two men were taken to hospital on Thursday morning after a car that?failed to stop for police in Normandy came off the road and hit a tree, and a teenage girl was badly hurt in a hit-and-run crash near Guildford Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said an inquest into Ms Roodhouse's death had been opened and adjourned.

She had parked her Vauxhall Omega in a lay-by in Moorfield Road and was heading back to it when the accident happened.

The Surrey Air Ambulance attended the scene. A spokesperson said Ms Roodhouse had suffered?head, facial and leg injuries and that she had a "traumatic cardiac arrest".

The Normandy incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission due to the involvement of a marked police vehicle.

A red Peugeot 106 failed to stop for the officers on the A322 just before 1am on Thursday, and then shortly afterwards it flipped over and crashed into a tree on the A323 Aldershot Road

The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle suffered serious head injuries and his 21-year-old passenger sustained serious neck injuries. They were both taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.

The road was closed for a number of hours while investigators examined the scene but it was re-opened shortly after 6am.

Firefighter Joe Reynolds attended the crash, and he said: "One of the lads was sitting on the pavement when we got there, and the other was trapped in the car.

"It took us the best part of an hour to get him out. If the car had been on fire they would not have survived."

The hit-and-run incident happened at around 4.30pm on Wednesday at the junction of Ridgemount and Cathedral Close.

The 16-year-old local girl was struck by a car which did not stop and carried on travelling towards the railway station.

She suffered head and leg injuries and was taken to the Royal Surrey where her condition was described as stable.

The saloon-type vehicle involved was described as?being medium-sized and?grey-coloured,?and was?likely to have sustained damage to its windscreen.

Anyone with information about the Normandy incident should call the Surrey Police Collision Investigation Unit on 01483 639922, quoting reference?P10367703. For the Guildford hit-and-run crash,?use reference P10367210.

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Light aircraft crashes in field near Dorking

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Light aircraft crashes in field near Dorking

By Guy Martin
November 05, 2010

A PLANE crash near Dorking left two people trapped on Friday afternoon.

They were the only occupants of the light aircraft, which came down in a field?near Lince Lane in?Westcott, shortly before?3.45pm.

One of those trapped had to be?freed by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service crews and taken away by air ambulance.

John Matthews,?crew manager at Dorking fire station, explained what he saw on arrival at the scene.

"It was a light aircraft upside?down in the middle of?the field," he said.

"There were two people inside, both males. One of them we released by opening the door.

"The other was injured but we don't think too seriously. He was trapped upside down and we had to cut him out."

Doctors at the scene also said they did not think the man's injuries were life-threatening.

Mr Matthews added: "There was no fire.?We put some foam on the engine just to make sure it did not catch fire."

The?men in the plane reportedly put out a 'Mayday' call just before they landed.

"From the eyewitness?account they landed correctly, but because the field was a little fallow that flipped it [the plane] over onto its roof," Mr Matthews said.

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Action pledged over crashes on 'dangerous' road

POLICE have pledged to take action?in Parvis Road in Byfleet after three more accidents left several people with injuries this week.

The latest spate of collisions took the number of incidents on the busy road up to six in the space of a month, including one which resulted in the death of 17-year-old cyclist Joel Semmens on October 13.

The situation came to a head on Monday (October 25) when three collisions occurred within five hours of each other.

Byfleet Neighbourhood Specialist Officer PC Kirsty Hobbs said: “I have been approached by a number of concerned residents and action will be taken.

“I have spoken to my colleagues from the roads policing department to enlist their help and we will be also be carrying out Speedwatch checks along the road.”

At 3.15pm on Monday, an Ocado van, a silver Mercedes, a red Rover and a black Volkswagen Golf were involved in a collision travelling over the M25 bridge from the West Byfleet direction.

A woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries as a result of the incident.

Five minutes later a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with injuries to his ribs and wrist after being involved in a collision just 300 yards away from the first incident, near the junction with Oyster Lane.

The road was closed at both locations for several hours while police conducted an investigation into the cause of the collisions.

A woman was later taken to St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey with a suspected broken rib after a collision between a Smart car and a Citroen at the junction with Camphill Road at 8.17pm.

Cycle lanes

Ian Wright, chairman of the Woking Cycle Users Group, said changes should be made to Parvis Road to ensure the safety of both cyclists and motorists.

He said: “Firstly I’d like to send my thoughts to the family of Joel Semmens.

“If you are a cyclist riding safely with the proper reflective gear on there isn’t a lot more you can do, and it doesn’t help the cause of cycling when something like this happens.

“It’s a pretty busy road with a 40mph speed limit and people bolt along there at 60mph, so it can be very dangerous.”

Mr Wright suggested traffic-calming measures such as cycle lanes could help.

He added: “Cycle lanes are part of the solution but dropping the speed limit to 30 might help too, as it’s a short section between two villages.”

A spokesman for Surrey County Council?confirmed the authority was taking residents' concerns seriously.

He said: “We thank the people in the area for highlighting concerns about Parvis Road and they can be assured we will look into the situation.”

Earlier this month, Woking College student Joel Semmens died from his injuries after his bicycle was involved in a collision?with a black Audi TT convertible near Queens Avenue.

The following day, on October 14, a man had to be cut free from a blue MG ZR which had crashed into a road sign just before 6pm near the Queen’s Head pub.

And on October 18, a jogger was taken to St Peter’s Hospital with facial and leg injuries after a collisiom?with a blue Peugeot 306 at the junction with Oyster Lane.

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