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Fatal A29 crash in Horsham on 7 December 1990 at 18:03 involving a Datsun Cherry

A Datsun Cherry and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A29 in Horsham at 18:03 on Friday 7 December 1990. The 74-year-old male driver of the Datsun Cherry was killed and the 24-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and a 76-year-old female passenger in the Datsun Cherry were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Dec 1990
Friday, 18:03
Vehicles
2
Datsun Cherry and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96372, longitude -0.50432, 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
199047NA00726
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
29
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 February 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Datsun Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Datsun Cherry)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Datsun Cherry)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199047NA00726 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.