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Fatal A27 crash in Wealden on 26 May 2004 at 18:05 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Yamaha motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A27 in Wealden at 18:05 on Wednesday 26 May 2004. A 9-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha motorcycle was killed and the 35-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 May 2004
Wednesday, 18:05
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81966, longitude 0.29836, in the BN24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 8EW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200447K175181
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 9, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 200447K175181 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 2004.