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Serious unclassified road crash in Horsham BN44 on 31 March 2021 at 15:10 involving a Mercedes CLC Class

A Mercedes CLC Class and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Horsham at 15:10 on Wednesday 31 March 2021. The 68-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Mar 2021
Wednesday, 15:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes CLC Class and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.88215, longitude -0.30469, in the BN44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Upper Beeding. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote, Horsham, BN44 3TN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021471032388
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CLC Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 68, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021471032388 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 2021.