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A27 crash in Wealden on 28 February 2017 at 16:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Renault Scenic were involved in a crash on the A27 in Wealden at 16:10 on Tuesday 28 February 2017. A 25-year-old female passenger in the Renault Scenic was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Feb 2017
Tuesday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Renault Scenic
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82802, longitude 0.23892, in the BN26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Polegate North, Wealden, BN26 6BY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471701712
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
40 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
A
Second road number
27

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 September 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Scenic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2017471701712 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.