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Serious B2109 crash in Lewes on 22 June 2017 at 14:05 involving a Renault Twingo

A Renault Twingo and a BMW motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2109 in Lewes at 14:05 on Thursday 22 June 2017. The 53-year-old male rider of the BMW motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Jun 2017
Thursday, 14:05
Vehicles
2
Renault Twingo and BMW
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.80164, longitude 0.05885, in the BN9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newhaven. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newhaven North, Lewes, BN9 9BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471703442
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2109
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
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
98%
Estimated chance it was slight
2%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 August 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Twingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017471703442 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 2017.