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A259 crash in Lewes on 10 December 2008 at 11:56 involving a Hyundai Accent

A Hyundai Accent and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A259 in Lewes at 11:56 on Wednesday 10 December 2008. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2008
Wednesday, 11:56
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Accent and Dennis
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.77621, longitude 0.09339, in the BN25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008470809576
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
259

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 October 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Accent

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,341 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 92, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2008470809576 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.