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A259 crash in Arun on 25 September 1992 at 12:30 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Talbot Horizon were involved in a crash on the A259 in Arun at 12:30 on Friday 25 September 1992. The 40-year-old female driver of the Talbot Horizon was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Sep 1992
Friday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Talbot Horizon
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81849, longitude -0.49747, in the BN16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rustington.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199247YA20576
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Talbot Horizon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,294 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Talbot Horizon)

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 199247YA20576 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Arun road accident statistics for 1992.