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A2270 crash in Wealden on 2 July 2021 at 14:30 involving a Mazda MX-5

A Mazda MX-5 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A2270 in Wealden at 14:30 on Friday 2 July 2021. The 51-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jul 2021
Friday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Mazda MX-5 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.79999, longitude 0.25508, in the BN22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Eastbourne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Upper Willingdon, Wealden, BN22 0LA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021471064299
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2270
Road type
Dual 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
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
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021471064299 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 2021.