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Fatal A27 crash in Wealden on 3 October 1990 at 12:29 involving a Toyota Lite Ace van

A Toyota Lite Ace van hit three pedestrians on the A27 in Wealden at 12:29 on Wednesday 3 October 1990. A 35-year-old female pedestrian was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured. Two of the others were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Oct 1990
Wednesday, 12:29
Vehicles
1
Toyota Lite Ace
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81817, longitude 0.31345, in the BN24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Westham.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199047SA00482
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Lite Ace

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Bus stop or bus shelter
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,486 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 35, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Lite Ace)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Lite Ace)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Lite Ace)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Lite Ace)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 199047SA00482 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.