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A286 crash in Chichester on 3 February 2003 at 08:16 involving a Volkswagen Sharan

A Volkswagen Sharan and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the A286 in Chichester at 08:16 on Monday 3 February 2003. The 45-year-old female driver of the Mazda 323, a 12-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Sharan and a male passenger in the Volkswagen Sharan were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Feb 2003
Monday, 08:16
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Sharan and Mazda 323
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.02449, longitude -0.72822, in the GU27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fernhurst, Chichester, GU27 3HG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200347K159574
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
286
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 23 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Sharan)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200347K159574 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 2003.