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Fatal B2112 crash in Lewes on 17 April 1986 at 10:45 involving a car

Two cars and a lorry were involved in a crash on the B2112 in Lewes at 10:45 on Thursday 17 April 1986. The 71-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and the 60-year-old male driver of the lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Apr 1986
Thursday, 10:45
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9314, longitude -0.11059, in the BN6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198647CA60336
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2112
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 June 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 198647CA60336 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 1986.