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Serious B2192 crash in Lewes on 11 July 1992 at 12:40 involving a Bedford minibus

A Bedford minibus and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on the B2192 in Lewes at 12:40 on Saturday 11 July 1992. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Jul 1992
Saturday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Bedford and Renault 21
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.88613, longitude 0.04056, in the BN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199247LA20283
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2192
Road type
Dual 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    2,279 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

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 199247LA20283 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.