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Unclassified road crash in Hastings TN37 on 5 December 2000 at 16:26 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hastings at 16:26 on Tuesday 5 December 2000. The 26-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2000
Tuesday, 16:26
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86399, longitude 0.56219, in the TN37 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hastings.

Map of where the crash happened in Hastings

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200047T130225
Council area
Hastings
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
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 unlit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 January 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

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 200047T130225 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hastings road accident statistics for 2000.