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A259 crash in Hastings on 1 January 2003 at 20:31 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and an Alfa Romeo 145 were involved in a crash on the A259 in Hastings at 20:31 on Wednesday 1 January 2003. The 26-year-old female driver of the Alfa Romeo 145 and a 28-year-old male passenger in the Alfa Romeo 145 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jan 2003
Wednesday, 20:31
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Alfa Romeo 145
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85093, longitude 0.52623, in the TN38 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hastings. It is one of the crashes that make up the West St Leonards, Hastings, TN38 0AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hastings

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200347K158482
Council area
Hastings
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
A
Second road number
259

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alfa Romeo 145

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alfa Romeo 145)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alfa Romeo 145)

    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 200347K158482 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 2003.