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Serious B2166 crash in Arun on 8 December 2017 at 14:55 involving a Mercedes C Class

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes C Class and a Ford Fiesta taxi, were involved in a crash on the B2166 in Arun at 14:55 on Friday 8 December 2017. The 35-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Dec 2017
Friday, 14:55
Vehicles
4
Mercedes C Class and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.7902, longitude -0.67451, 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 1BT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017471800249
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2166
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 September 2000.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, on vehicle 4 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017471800249 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.