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C road crash in Chichester PO18 on 1 February 2007 at 18:35 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Ford Galaxy were involved in a crash on a C road in Chichester at 18:35 on Thursday 1 February 2007. The 38-year-old female driver of the Ford Galaxy, a 12-year-old male passenger in the Ford Galaxy and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Ford Galaxy were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2007
Thursday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Ford Galaxy
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85047, longitude -0.74348, in the PO18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Westhampnett.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007470701082
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2007470701082 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 2007.