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A27 crash in Brighton and Hove on 17 November 2000 at 17:14 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A27 in Brighton and Hove at 17:14 on Friday 17 November 2000. The 35-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2000
Friday, 17:14
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86354, longitude -0.07892, in the BN1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200047C130040
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
2123

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    651 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

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 200047C130040 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.