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Unclassified road crash in Brighton and Hove BN1 on 18 December 2021 at 12:30 involving a Ford Ecosport

An e-scooter and a Ford Ecosport were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Brighton and Hove at 12:30 on Saturday 18 December 2021. The male rider of the e-scooter was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2021
Saturday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
E-scooter and Ford Ecosport
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85187, longitude -0.1351, in the BN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hollingdean & Fiveways, Brighton and Hove, BN1 6JH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021471124349
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single 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, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: E-scooter

    Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    E-scooter
    Vehicle was an e-scooter

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Ecosport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, on vehicle 1 (E-scooter)

    E-scooter
    Casualty was using an e-scooter

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 2021471124349 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.