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A270 crash in Adur on 21 August 2017 at 17:50 involving a Renault Captur

A Renault Captur and a Skoda Fabia were involved in a crash on the A270 in Adur at 17:50 on Monday 21 August 2017. The 52-year-old female driver of the Renault Captur and the 41-year-old female driver of the Skoda Fabia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Aug 2017
Monday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Renault Captur and Skoda Fabia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84145, longitude -0.24834, in the BN43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Adur

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471704731
Council area
Adur
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
270
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
270

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 August 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Captur

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Captur)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Fabia)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017471704731 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Adur road accident statistics for 2017.