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C road crash in Lewes BN7 on 17 October 2008 at 08:25 involving a John Deere agricultural vehicle

A John Deere agricultural vehicle and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on a C road in Lewes at 08:25 on Friday 17 October 2008. The 33-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Oct 2008
Friday, 08:25
Vehicles
2
John Deere and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82146, longitude 0.02172, in the BN7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008470808007
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: John Deere

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 2008470808007 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 2008.