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A259 crash in Eastbourne on 3 July 1992 at 18:50 involving a Porsche 944

A Porsche 944 and a Volvo 760 were involved in a crash on the A259 in Eastbourne at 18:50 on Friday 3 July 1992. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jul 1992
Friday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Porsche 944 and Volvo 760
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.76576, longitude 0.2479, in the BN20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199247SA20260
Council area
Eastbourne
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Porsche 944

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,479 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 760

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,849 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Porsche 944)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 760)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 760)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 760)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199247SA20260 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastbourne road accident statistics for 1992.