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A2031 crash in Worthing on 18 September 1990 at 23:35 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A2031 in Worthing at 23:35 on Tuesday 18 September 1990. The 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle and the 53-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 1990
Tuesday, 23:35
Vehicles
2
Austin Montego and Yamaha
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8171, longitude -0.37372, in the BN11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Worthing.

Map of where the crash happened in Worthing

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199047XA00500
Council area
Worthing
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2031
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    123 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

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 199047XA00500 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Worthing road accident statistics for 1990.