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Serious A22 crash in Eastbourne on 26 December 1997 at 17:05 involving a Ford Escort

Two Ford Escorts and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A22 in Eastbourne at 17:05 on Friday 26 December 1997. There were eight casualties: three people were seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 1997
Friday, 17:05
Vehicles
3
Ford Escort and 2 others
Casualties
8
3 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.80294, longitude 0.25096, in the BN20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lower Willingdon.

Map of where the crash happened in Eastbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199747SA70903
Council area
Eastbourne
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
22
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Clio)

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 199747SA70903 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Eastbourne road accident statistics for 1997.