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B2178 crash in Chichester on 8 November 1994 at 17:15 involving an MG Metro

An MG Metro and a Citroen Visa were involved in a crash on the B2178 in Chichester at 17:15 on Tuesday 8 November 1994. The 54-year-old male driver of the Citroen Visa was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Nov 1994
Tuesday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
MG Metro and Citroen Visa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84587, longitude -0.78721, in the PO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chichester.

Map of where the crash happened in Chichester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447YA40733
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2178
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 May 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Visa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Visa)

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 199447YA40733 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.