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Serious A286 crash in Chichester on 5 September 1984 at 15:50 involving a van

A van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A286 in Chichester at 15:50 on Wednesday 5 September 1984. The 14-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Sep 1984
Wednesday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Van and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83338, longitude -0.78015, in the PO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chichester.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198447YA40526
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
286
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
286

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 August 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 14, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 198447YA40526 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 1984.