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A27 crash in Chichester on 3 December 2016 at 22:06 involving a Vauxhall Combo

A Vauxhall Combo, a Ford Fiesta and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A27 in Chichester at 22:06 on Saturday 3 December 2016. The 50-year-old male driver of the Citroen C4 and a 23-year-old male passenger in the Citroen C4 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2016
Saturday, 22:06
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Combo and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83027, longitude -0.75512, in the PO19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chichester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chichester South, Chichester, PO19 7XL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016471607278
Council area
Chichester
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
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
259

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
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Combo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen C4)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most 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 2016471607278 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chichester road accident statistics for 2016.