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Serious C road crash in Wealden TN20 on 13 May 2013 at 11:36 involving a Hyundai Tucson

A Hyundai Tucson and a MAN bus were involved in a crash on a C road in Wealden at 11:36 on Monday 13 May 2013. There were twelve casualties: four people were seriously injured and eight were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 May 2013
Monday, 11:36
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Tucson and MAN
Casualties
12
4 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.00887, longitude 0.22227, in the TN20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Five Ashes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mayfield & Five Ashes, Wealden, TN20 6HN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013471302375
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
A
Second road number
267

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,975 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    6,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 66, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    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 2013471302375 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wealden road accident statistics for 2013.