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Fatal B2099 crash in Wealden on 1 May 1991 at 06:25 involving a Citroen 2CV

A Citroen 2CV and a Mercedes van were involved in a crash on the B2099 in Wealden at 06:25 on Wednesday 1 May 1991. The 29-year-old male driver of the Citroen 2CV was killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Mercedes van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 May 1991
Wednesday, 06:25
Vehicles
2
Citroen 2CV and Mercedes
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.06493, longitude 0.33316, in the TN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wadhurst.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199147LA10166
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2099
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
B
Second road number
2100

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 May 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen 2CV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    602 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen 2CV)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

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 199147LA10166 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 1991.