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A259 crash in Lewes on 25 November 2021 at 12:44 involving a Wrightbus Streetdeck

A Wrightbus Streetdeck crashed on the A259 in Lewes at 12:44 on Thursday 25 November 2021. The 63-year-old male driver and an 82-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 2021
Thursday, 12:44
Vehicles
1
Wrightbus Streetdeck
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.77683, longitude 0.09338, in the BN25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seaford Central, Lewes, BN25 2AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021471114167
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 27 February 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Wrightbus Streetdeck

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    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
    5,132 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Wrightbus Streetdeck)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Wrightbus Streetdeck)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    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 2021471114167 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 2021.