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B2144 crash in Chichester on 19 August 1996 at 10:12 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Nissan Primera were involved in a crash on the B2144 in Chichester at 10:12 on Monday 19 August 1996. A 1-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat and a 3-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Aug 1996
Monday, 10:12
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Nissan Primera
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83771, longitude -0.75504, in the PO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chichester.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199647YA60588
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2144
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
27

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 4 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat 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 199647YA60588 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 1996.