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A286 crash in Chichester on 6 May 2013 at 18:25 involving a Volkswagen Golf

Five vehicles, including a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Corolla, were involved in a crash on the A286 in Chichester at 18:25 on Monday 6 May 2013. All thirteen casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2013
Monday, 18:25
Vehicles
5
Volkswagen Golf and 4 others
Casualties
13
13 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79442, longitude -0.82687, in the PO20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birdham.

Map of where the crash happened in Chichester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013471302268
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
286
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 May 1982.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Prius+

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 5: Volvo 850

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (13)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Prius+)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Audi A3)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Prius+)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Prius+)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat 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 2013471302268 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 2013.