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A267 crash in Wealden on 23 April 1990 at 16:50 involving a Mercedes van

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes van and a Toyota Celica, were involved in a crash on the A267 in Wealden at 16:50 on Monday 23 April 1990. The 21-year-old male driver of the Mercedes van and the 50-year-old female driver of the Toyota Celica were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Apr 1990
Monday, 16:50
Vehicles
4
Mercedes and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07699, longitude 0.2551, in the TN3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199047LA00198
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
267
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bedford

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Celica)

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 199047LA00198 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wealden road accident statistics for 1990.