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Serious A264 crash in Crawley on 7 June 2014 at 16:25 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a car and two Ford Transit minibuses were involved in a crash on the A264 in Crawley at 16:25 on Saturday 7 June 2014. There were twelve casualties: two people were seriously injured and ten were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jun 2014
Saturday, 16:25
Vehicles
4
Ford Fiesta and 3 others
Casualties
12
2 seriously injured, 10 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09759, longitude -0.23227, in the RH11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crawley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Colgate & Rusper, Horsham, RH12 0BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Crawley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014471403193
Council area
Crawley
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
264
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, minibus occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, minibus occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 12: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, minibus occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Transit)

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 2014471403193 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Crawley road accident statistics for 2014.