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B2179 crash in Chichester on 6 December 2013 at 08:51 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2 hit two pedestrians on the B2179 in Chichester at 08:51 on Friday 6 December 2013. A 5-year-old male pedestrian and an 8-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2013
Friday, 08:51
Vehicles
1
Mazda 2
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.76817, longitude -0.86955, in the PO20 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Wittering. It is one of the crashes that make up the The Witterings, Chichester, PO20 8NS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chichester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013471306625
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2179
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    89 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, hit by vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, hit by vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 2013471306625 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.