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Unclassified road crash in Brighton and Hove BN2 on 12 May 2000 at 21:18 involving a Mitsubishi Canter van

A Mitsubishi Canter van and an Austin Maestro were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Brighton and Hove at 21:18 on Friday 12 May 2000. The 33-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Austin Maestro were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 May 2000
Friday, 21:18
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Canter and Austin Maestro
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82472, longitude -0.06433, in the BN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200047C007042
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Canter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Maestro)

    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 200047C007042 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 2000.