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Serious B2145 crash in Chichester on 23 July 2017 at 17:15 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Nissan Qashqai were involved in a crash on the B2145 in Chichester at 17:15 on Sunday 23 July 2017. The 22-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris, the 58-year-old male driver of the Nissan Qashqai and a 56-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Qashqai were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Jul 2017
Sunday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.7467, longitude -0.78078, in the PO20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sidlesham with Selsey North, Chichester, PO20 9DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chichester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471704153
Council area
Chichester
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2145
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017471704153 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 2017.