A27 crash in Lewes on 9 November 2015 at 17:29 involving a Citroen C3
A Citroen C3, a Ford Transit minibus and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A27 in Lewes at 17:29 on Monday 9 November 2015. All eight casualties were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 9 Nov 2015
- Monday, 17:29
- Vehicles
- 3
- Citroen C3 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 8
- 8 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.86697, longitude -0.02466, in the BN7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingston, Lewes, BN7 3JS area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Lewes
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2015471506621
- Council area
- Lewes
- Police force
- Sussex
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- East Sussex
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 27
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 50 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Trunk road (National Highways)
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
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 November 2006.
Serious
Yamaha FZ6 crash on the A27 in Lewes, 4 November 2006
5 m awayRef 2006470609370
Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A27 in Lewes, 17 October 1996
5 m awayRef 199647SA60740
Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A27 in Lewes, 11 July 2000
5 m awayRef 200047S005514
Slight
Volkswagen Vento crash on the A27 in Lewes, 14 January 1998
5 m awayRef 199847SA80045
Slight
Leyland DAF Fat 75 crash on the A27 in Lewes, 19 November 1996
11 m awayRef 199647SA60852
Slight
Audi Coupe crash on the A27 in Lewes, 28 April 1998
15 m awayRef 199847S000220
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Citroen C3
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- 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
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,360 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Transit
Minibus (8 to 16 seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Education and educational escort
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 41 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,198 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,398 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Casualties (8)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C3)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 41, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 24, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 20, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 17, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 22, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 40, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)
Casualty 8: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 40, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 2015471506621 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 2015.