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Fatal A259 crash in Brighton and Hove on 8 December 1995 at 20:45 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a car were involved in a crash on the A259 in Brighton and Hove at 20:45 on Friday 8 December 1995. The 39-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was killed and the 20-year-old female driver of the car was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Dec 1995
Friday, 20:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79882, longitude -0.03392, in the BN2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199547CA50996
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 January 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 199547CA50996 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 1995.