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Fatal A280 crash in Arun on 17 January 2019 at 15:53 involving a Suzuki Ignis

A Suzuki Ignis, a Honda Civic and a Peugeot Bipper van were involved in a crash on the A280 in Arun at 15:53 on Thursday 17 January 2019. The 44-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Ignis was killed, four other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Jan 2019
Thursday, 15:53
Vehicles
3
Suzuki Ignis and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83528, longitude -0.46601, in the BN16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019471900302
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
280
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Ignis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot Bipper

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Ignis)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot Bipper)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Ignis)

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

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Ignis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019471900302 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 2019.