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Fatal unclassified road crash in Wealden TN22 on 9 May 2000 at 07:55 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wealden at 07:55 on Tuesday 9 May 2000. The 51-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was killed, a 43-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 22-year-old male driver of the Renault 5 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 May 2000
Tuesday, 07:55
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and Suzuki SV 650
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96046, longitude 0.10038, in the TN22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Uckfield.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200047S005079
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 64 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,237 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki SV 650)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki SV 650)

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 200047S005079 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wealden road accident statistics for 2000.