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Serious A22 crash in Wealden on 4 August 2013 at 10:42 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A22 in Wealden at 10:42 on Sunday 4 August 2013. There were nine casualties: one person was 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
4 Aug 2013
Sunday, 10:42
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Citroen C4
Casualties
9
1 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89277, longitude 0.17929, in the BN8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron, Wealden, BN8 6JE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013471304041
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
22
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
B
Second road number
2124

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
97%
Estimated chance it was slight
3%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    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 2013471304041 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.