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A259 crash in Eastbourne on 28 May 1994 at 02:50 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini, a Ford Escort and a Volvo 940 were involved in a crash on the A259 in Eastbourne at 02:50 on Saturday 28 May 1994. A 32-year-old male passenger in the Austin Mini and the 30-year-old female driver of the Austin Mini were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 May 1994
Saturday, 02:50
Vehicles
3
Austin Mini and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.77166, longitude 0.273, in the BN21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Eastbourne.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447SA40352
Council area
Eastbourne
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

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 199447SA40352 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 1994.