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B2144 crash in Chichester on 5 December 1991 at 18:20 involving a Talbot Samba

A Talbot Samba and a Citroen BX were involved in a crash on the B2144 in Chichester at 18:20 on Thursday 5 December 1991. The 41-year-old male driver of the Citroen BX, the 39-year-old female driver of the Talbot Samba and a 73-year-old female passenger in the Talbot Samba 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
5 Dec 1991
Thursday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Talbot Samba and Citroen BX
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83673, longitude -0.76459, in the PO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chichester.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199147YA10814
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2144
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, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Talbot Samba

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Samba)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Samba)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199147YA10814 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 1991.