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Serious A259 crash in Rother on 28 December 1994 at 09:50 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A259 in Rother at 09:50 on Wednesday 28 December 1994. There were six casualties: four people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Dec 1994
Wednesday, 09:50
Vehicles
2
Renault 19 and Volvo
Casualties
6
4 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.91757, longitude 0.67494, in the TN36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rother

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447TA40681
Council area
Rother
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
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,764 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199447TA40681 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rother road accident statistics for 1994.