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Serious C road crash in Lewes BN25 on 3 August 1993 at 12:44 involving an Austin Allegro

An Austin Allegro crashed on a C road in Lewes at 12:44 on Tuesday 3 August 1993. The 18-year-old male driver was seriously injured and a 4-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Aug 1993
Tuesday, 12:44
Vehicles
1
Austin Allegro
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.76993, longitude 0.11152, in the BN25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaford.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199347SA30451
Council area
Lewes
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Allegro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Allegro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Allegro)

    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 199347SA30451 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 1993.