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A23 crash in Brighton and Hove on 1 February 2006 at 16:15 involving a Peugeot 406

A Peugeot 406 and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A23 in Brighton and Hove at 16:15 on Wednesday 1 February 2006. The 81-year-old female driver of the other vehicle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2006
Wednesday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 406 and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83625, longitude -0.14339, in the BN88 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Preston Park, Brighton and Hove, BN1 6DQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006470600968
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    81 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 81, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

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 2006470600968 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 2006.