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Fatal C road crash in Crawley RH10 on 18 July 1993 at 04:10 involving a Lada Riva

A Lada Riva and two Ford Fiestas were involved in a crash on a C road in Crawley at 04:10 on Sunday 18 July 1993. The 71-year-old male driver of the Lada Riva was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Jul 1993
Sunday, 04:10
Vehicles
3
Lada Riva and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.12631, longitude -0.1691, in the RH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crawley.

Map of where the crash happened in Crawley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199347NA30344
Council area
Crawley
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lada Riva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lada Riva)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 199347NA30344 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Crawley road accident statistics for 1993.