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Fatal A280 crash in Arun on 24 October 2014 at 16:39 involving a Toyota Avensis

A Toyota Avensis and a car were involved in a crash on the A280 in Arun at 16:39 on Friday 24 October 2014. The 69-year-old male driver of the Toyota Avensis and a 70-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Avensis were killed and the 18-year-old male driver of the car was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Oct 2014
Friday, 16:39
Vehicles
2
Toyota Avensis and car
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86098, longitude -0.42695, in the BN14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014471406252
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
280
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 151 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Avensis)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2014471406252 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Arun road accident statistics for 2014.