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A2021 crash in Eastbourne on 20 October 1994 at 20:53 involving a Renault 14

A Renault 14 and a Peugeot 405 were involved in a crash on the A2021 in Eastbourne at 20:53 on Thursday 20 October 1994. The 42-year-old male driver of the Renault 14, the 42-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Oct 1994
Thursday, 20:53
Vehicles
2
Renault 14 and Peugeot 405
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78405, longitude 0.26935, in the BN21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447SA40704
Council area
Eastbourne
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2021
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 September 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 14

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,218 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 14)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    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 199447SA40704 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.