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A265 crash in Wealden on 23 March 1991 at 09:20 involving a Volvo 740

A Volvo 740 and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A265 in Wealden at 09:20 on Saturday 23 March 1991. The 60-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Mar 1991
Saturday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Volvo 740 and Austin Montego
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.97355, longitude 0.22772, in the TN21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cross in Hand.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199147SA10100
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
265
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 740

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 199147SA10100 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.