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B2185 crash in Brighton and Hove on 18 February 2021 at 20:05 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the B2185 in Brighton and Hove at 20:05 on Thursday 18 February 2021. The 53-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Feb 2021
Thursday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83019, longitude -0.16789, 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021471022769
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2185
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021471022769 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 2021.