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A2021 crash in Eastbourne on 7 March 1998 at 14:20 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and an Austin Mini were involved in a crash on the A2021 in Eastbourne at 14:20 on Saturday 7 March 1998. The 17-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra, the 44-year-old female driver of the Austin Mini and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Mini were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Mar 1998
Saturday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Austin Mini
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79051, longitude 0.26583, in the BN21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Eastbourne.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199847SA80183
Council area
Eastbourne
Police force
Sussex
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2021
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Mini)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Mini)

    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 199847SA80183 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 1998.