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A27 crash in Brighton and Hove on 5 January 2017 at 08:54 involving a Peugeot 107

A Peugeot 107 and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A27 in Brighton and Hove at 08:54 on Thursday 5 January 2017. The 23-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 107 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jan 2017
Thursday, 08:54
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 107 and Scania
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8626, longitude -0.08916, in the BN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingston, Lewes, BN1 9BT 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
2017471700072
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 August 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 107

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    12,740 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 107)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017471700072 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 2017.