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A270 crash in Brighton and Hove on 6 January 2016 at 19:40 involving a Honda Civic

A car and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the A270 in Brighton and Hove at 19:40 on Wednesday 6 January 2016. An 18-year-old female passenger in the Honda Civic was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jan 2016
Wednesday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Car and Honda Civic
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83856, longitude -0.2171, in the BN41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Portslade, Brighton and Hove, BN41 1SQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016471600099
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
270
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 13 November 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

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 2016471600099 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 2016.