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A27 crash in Wealden on 10 March 2017 at 18:55 involving a Seat Ibiza

A taxi, a Seat Ibiza and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A27 in Wealden at 18:55 on Friday 10 March 2017. The 20-year-old male driver of the Seat Ibiza was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 2017
Friday, 18:55
Vehicles
3
Seat Ibiza and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82657, longitude 0.16245, in the BN26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Arlington, Wealden, BN26 5QP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471701379
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017471701379 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wealden road accident statistics for 2017.