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Fatal A24 crash in Horsham on 20 September 1986 at 21:18 involving a van

A van hit a pedestrian on the A24 in Horsham at 21:18 on Saturday 20 September 1986. A 45-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 31-year-old male driver and a 19-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Sep 1986
Saturday, 21:18
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.88766, longitude -0.41051, in the RH20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198647MA60239
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
24
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 11 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 45, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198647MA60239 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 1986.