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Serious A23 crash in Brighton and Hove on 17 May 2012 at 22:30 involving a Vauxhall Vectra taxi

A bicycle and a Vauxhall Vectra taxi were involved in a crash on the A23 in Brighton and Hove at 22:30 on Thursday 17 May 2012. The 19-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 May 2012
Thursday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83188, longitude -0.13419, in the BN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Round Hill, Brighton and Hove, BN2 3GB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012471202548
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
97%
Estimated chance it was slight
3%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 16 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 2012471202548 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 2012.