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A267 crash in Wealden on 5 October 2018 at 14:42 involving a Toyota Auris

A Toyota Auris and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A267 in Wealden at 14:42 on Friday 5 October 2018. The 71-year-old male driver of the Toyota Auris, a 67-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Auris and a 56-year-old male passenger in the DAF Trucks lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 2018
Friday, 14:42
Vehicles
2
Toyota Auris and DAF Trucks
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.99381, longitude 0.21333, in the TN20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield, Wealden, TN20 6JH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018471805523
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
267
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
272

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Auris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    6,692 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Auris)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Auris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018471805523 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wealden road accident statistics for 2018.