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B2117 crash in Mid Sussex on 17 February 2018 at 09:25 involving a Land Rover Defender

A Land Rover Defender and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B2117 in Mid Sussex at 09:25 on Saturday 17 February 2018. The 44-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Feb 2018
Saturday, 09:25
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Defender and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9136, longitude -0.21525, in the BN6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Downland Villages, Mid Sussex, BN6 9EA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Sussex

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018471800941
Council area
Mid Sussex
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2117
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
281

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Defender

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, on vehicle 2 (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 2018471800941 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Sussex road accident statistics for 2018.