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A23 crash in Brighton and Hove on 3 March 1998 at 14:56 involving a Volkswagen Corrado

A Volkswagen Corrado, a Ford Fiesta and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the A23 in Brighton and Hove at 14:56 on Tuesday 3 March 1998. A 21-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Corrado was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Mar 1998
Tuesday, 14:56
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Corrado and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83623, longitude -0.14341, in the BN88 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199847CA80158
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
23

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Corrado

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Corrado)

    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 199847CA80158 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 1998.