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Serious A259 crash in Lewes on 17 March 2005 at 16:20 involving a Vauxhall Movano

A Vauxhall Movano and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A259 in Lewes at 16:20 on Thursday 17 March 2005. There were eight casualties: three people were seriously injured and five were slightly injured. Four of them were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Mar 2005
Thursday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Movano and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
8
3 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79516, longitude 0.0545, in the BN9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newhaven. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005470501857
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
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
Unclassified

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 June 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,187 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Movano)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Movano)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Movano)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Movano)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 8: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Movano)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2005470501857 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 2005.