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A259 crash in Worthing on 31 May 1991 at 12:50 involving a Bedford van

A Bedford van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A259 in Worthing at 12:50 on Friday 31 May 1991. The 75-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 1991
Friday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Bedford and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81354, longitude -0.37697, 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
199147XA10252
Council area
Worthing
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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 27 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, 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 199147XA10252 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 1991.