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Serious B2179 crash in Chichester on 3 October 1994 at 17:48 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205 and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2179 in Chichester at 17:48 on Monday 3 October 1994. The 29-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured and the 91-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 205 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Oct 1994
Monday, 17:48
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 205 and Yamaha
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78703, longitude -0.86534, in the PO20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chichester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447YA40658
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2179
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    91 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    535 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 91, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 199447YA40658 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 1994.