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B2185 crash in Brighton and Hove on 3 August 1997 at 21:25 involving an Opel Manta

An Opel Manta and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the B2185 in Brighton and Hove at 21:25 on Sunday 3 August 1997. The 57-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 1997
Sunday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Opel Manta and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83489, longitude -0.16661, in the BN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199747CA70620
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2185
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 8 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Manta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

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 199747CA70620 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 1997.