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Unclassified road crash in Horsham RH13 on 11 December 2009 at 17:30 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Agila were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Horsham at 17:30 on Friday 11 December 2009. The 21-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2009
Friday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Agila
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.02585, longitude -0.36057, in the RH13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009470909341
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Mud
Carriageway hazards
Mud

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 July 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Agila

    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 2009470909341 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 2009.