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B2122 crash in Brighton and Hove on 27 May 1997 at 17:00 involving a Bedford

A Bedford and a Seat Alhambra were involved in a crash on the B2122 in Brighton and Hove at 17:00 on Tuesday 27 May 1997. The 34-year-old male driver of the Seat Alhambra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 May 1997
Tuesday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Bedford and Seat Alhambra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83116, longitude -0.14702, in the BN1 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
199747CA70646
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2122
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 June 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Alhambra)

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 199747CA70646 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.