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Serious A272 crash in Lewes on 29 June 1999 at 09:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Four vehicles, including a taxi and a Vauxhall Astra, were involved in a crash on the A272 in Lewes at 09:10 on Tuesday 29 June 1999. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jun 1999
Tuesday, 09:10
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Astra and 3 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9728, longitude -0.02442, in the BN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of North Chailey.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199947S003285
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
272
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199947S003285 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 1999.