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Fatal A259 crash in Hastings on 22 March 1990 at 09:55 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A259 in Hastings at 09:55 on Thursday 22 March 1990. The 67-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Mar 1990
Thursday, 09:55
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84475, longitude 0.50726, in the TN40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hastings.

Map of where the crash happened in Hastings

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199047TA00121
Council area
Hastings
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 67, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199047TA00121 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hastings road accident statistics for 1990.