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Fatal A259 crash in Arun on 21 December 1994 at 13:30 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, a Volkswagen Passat and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on the A259 in Arun at 13:30 on Wednesday 21 December 1994. An 18-year-old male passenger in the Ford Sierra was killed, three other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Dec 1994
Wednesday, 13:30
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
7
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81843, longitude -0.49321, in the BN16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rustington.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199447YA40824
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 April 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Granada)

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 199447YA40824 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Arun road accident statistics for 1994.