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Fatal C road crash in Wealden BN27 on 27 November 1991 at 17:15 involving a Bedford van

A Bedford van hit a pedestrian on a C road in Wealden at 17:15 on Wednesday 27 November 1991. An 81-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Nov 1991
Wednesday, 17:15
Vehicles
1
Bedford
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.87128, longitude 0.25169, in the BN27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hailsham.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199147SA10515
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 23 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Bedford)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation

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 199147SA10515 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.