A2038 crash in Brighton and Hove on 9 November 2009 at 09:06 involving a Renault Scenic
A Renault Scenic, a Vauxhall Astra and a Land Rover were involved in a crash on the A2038 in Brighton and Hove at 09:06 on Monday 9 November 2009. The 39-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 9 Nov 2009
- Monday, 09:06
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault Scenic and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85646, longitude -0.17541, in the BN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westdene & Hove Park, Brighton and Hove, BN1 5LY area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2009470908359
- Council area
- Brighton and Hove
- Police force
- Sussex
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 2038
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 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
- 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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 December 1997.
Serious
Car crash on the A2028 in Brighton and Hove, 17 December 1997
10 m awayRef 199747CA71009
Fatal
Motorcycle crash on the A2038 in Brighton and Hove, 30 December 1979
20 m awayRef 197947CA91299
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A2038 in Brighton and Hove, 30 November 2008
22 m awayRef 2008470809239
Serious
Car crash on the A2038 in Brighton and Hove, 26 September 1988
41 m awayRef 198847CA80761
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A2038 in Brighton and Hove, 27 November 2008
42 m awayRef 2008470809339
Slight
Van crash on the A2038 in Brighton and Hove, 7 September 1984
61 m awayRef 198447CA40971
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Renault Scenic
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 49 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,389 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 3: Land Rover
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn left
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Education and educational escort
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,250 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 33 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)
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 2009470908359 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 2009.