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Fatal A27 crash in Lewes on 30 November 1998 at 16:46 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and an LDV 200 Series van were involved in a crash on the A27 in Lewes at 16:46 on Monday 30 November 1998. The 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion was killed and the 51-year-old male driver of the LDV 200 Series van was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Nov 1998
Monday, 16:46
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and LDV 200 Series
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85374, longitude 0.08703, in the BN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199847S001869
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 19 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 200 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 200 Series)

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 199847S001869 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 1998.