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A24 crash in Horsham on 24 August 2006 at 18:12 involving a Volvo V40

A car, a Volvo V40 and an LDV 400 Series minibus were involved in a crash on the A24 in Horsham at 18:12 on Thursday 24 August 2006. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Aug 2006
Thursday, 18:12
Vehicles
3
Volvo V40 and 2 others
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.06987, longitude -0.35088, in the RH12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3NG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006470607003
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
24
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
264

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 8 December 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,855 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (LDV 400 Series)

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 2006470607003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 2006.