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Fatal A21 crash in Rother on 15 February 2008 at 15:02 involving a Rover 25

A Rover 25 and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A21 in Rother at 15:02 on Friday 15 February 2008. An 80-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Feb 2008
Friday, 15:02
Vehicles
2
Rover 25 and Ford Focus
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96533, longitude 0.48017, in the TN32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rother

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008470801294
Council area
Rother
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
21
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 September 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 25)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 25)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2008470801294 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rother road accident statistics for 2008.