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Fatal B2237 crash in Horsham on 30 January 1990 at 23:40 involving a taxi

Two taxis were involved in a crash on the B2237 in Horsham at 23:40 on Tuesday 30 January 1990. A 20-year-old female pedestrian hit by vehicle 2 was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Jan 1990
Tuesday, 23:40
Vehicles
2
Taxi and another
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.06514, longitude -0.33022, in the RH12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Horsham.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199047NA00054
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2237
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 January 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

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

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 20, hit by vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 199047NA00054 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 1990.