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B2185 crash in Brighton and Hove on 9 October 2018 at 07:30 involving a Kia Optima

A Kia Optima and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B2185 in Brighton and Hove at 07:30 on Tuesday 9 October 2018. The 29-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Oct 2018
Tuesday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
Kia Optima and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.8282, longitude -0.16825, in the BN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 3FG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018471805644
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2185
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Optima

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    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
    29 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2018471805644 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 2018.