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Fatal A2036 crash in Rother on 21 February 1997 at 23:40 involving a Ford Capri

A Ford Capri and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the A2036 in Rother at 23:40 on Friday 21 February 1997. The 46-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro was killed, the 29-year-old male driver of the Ford Capri was seriously injured and a 26-year-old male passenger in the Ford Capri was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Feb 1997
Friday, 23:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Capri and Austin Metro
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8476, longitude 0.49605, in the TN40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexhill-on-Sea.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199747TA70077
Council area
Rother
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2036
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199747TA70077 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rother road accident statistics for 1997.