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Serious B2194 crash in Brighton and Hove on 13 January 1994 at 23:15 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi, a Honda motorcycle and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the B2194 in Brighton and Hove at 23:15 on Thursday 13 January 1994. The 22-year-old female rider of the Honda motorcycle was seriously injured and a 78-year-old female passenger in the Carbodies Taxi was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Jan 1994
Thursday, 23:15
Vehicles
3
Carbodies Taxi and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83587, longitude -0.20634, in the BN41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447CA40078
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2194
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 August 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    249 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Carbodies Taxi)

    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 199447CA40078 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 1994.