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Serious A26 crash in Wealden on 29 December 2019 at 23:59 involving an Audi A1

An Audi A1 and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A26 in Wealden at 23:59 on Sunday 29 December 2019. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Dec 2019
Sunday, 23:59
Vehicles
2
Audi A1 and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.0605, longitude 0.16108, in the TN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crowborough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Crowborough Central, Wealden, TN6 2JU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019470913975
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
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2019470913975 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 2019.