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Serious A26 crash in Lewes on 22 September 2017 at 14:17 involving a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle and a Citroen Dispatch van were involved in a crash on the A26 in Lewes at 14:17 on Friday 22 September 2017. The 32-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Sep 2017
Friday, 14:17
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR 750 and Citroen Dispatch
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79803, longitude 0.05483, 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
2017471705382
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
97%
Estimated chance it was slight
3%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 750

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Dispatch

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 750)

    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 2017471705382 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.