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Fatal A27 crash in Arun on 11 March 2016 at 19:12 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 hit a pedestrian on the A27 in Arun at 19:12 on Friday 11 March 2016. A 66-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Mar 2016
Friday, 19:12
Vehicles
1
Audi A4
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84052, longitude -0.48576, in the BN16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Angmering & Findon, Arun, BN16 4RE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016471601476
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
27
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
B
Second road number
2225

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 February 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 66, hit by vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2016471601476 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 2016.