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Fatal A26 crash in Lewes on 6 December 2003 at 08:25 involving a Ford Transit Connect van

Four vehicles, including a Ford Transit Connect van and a Honda motorcycle, were involved in a crash on the A26 in Lewes at 08:25 on Saturday 6 December 2003. A 47-year-old female passenger on the Honda motorcycle was killed and the 46-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Dec 2003
Saturday, 08:25
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit Connect and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82674, longitude 0.03373, in the BN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200347K169652
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 July 2024.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Hyundai Santa Fe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 47, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

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 200347K169652 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 2003.