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Serious A259 crash in Arun on 30 September 2017 at 22:38 involving a Citroen C2

A Citroen C2 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A259 in Arun at 22:38 on Saturday 30 September 2017. The 18-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Sep 2017
Saturday, 22:38
Vehicles
2
Citroen C2 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.7875, longitude -0.66129, in the PO21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bognor Regis. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hotham, Arun, PO21 1PA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471705552
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
259

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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
97%
Estimated chance it was slight
3%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 6 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2017471705552 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Arun road accident statistics for 2017.