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B2139 crash in Horsham on 28 October 2000 at 20:05 involving a Toyota Celica

A Toyota Celica and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B2139 in Horsham at 20:05 on Saturday 28 October 2000. The 48-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 2000
Saturday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Toyota Celica and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.94713, longitude -0.43067, in the RH20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200047N128385
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2139
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 January 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200047N128385 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 2000.