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Fatal B2114 crash in Mid Sussex on 7 December 1979 at 14:30 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the B2114 in Mid Sussex at 14:30 on Friday 7 December 1979. The 48-year-old male driver of the car and an 81-year-old female passenger in the car were killed and a 51-year-old female passenger in the car was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Dec 1979
Friday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.01901, longitude -0.16848, in the RH17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Sussex

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197947NA91026
Council area
Mid Sussex
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2114
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 197947NA91026 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Sussex road accident statistics for 1979.