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Fatal A26 crash in Lewes on 11 January 1992 at 09:33 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A26 in Lewes at 09:33 on Saturday 11 January 1992. The 23-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jan 1992
Saturday, 09:33
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83848, longitude 0.03976, in the BN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199247LA20004
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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 17 May 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    10,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 199247LA20004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 1992.