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A259 crash in Arun on 19 December 2021 at 18:30 involving a Ford Focus

Two Ford Focus cars were involved in a crash on the A259 in Arun at 18:30 on Sunday 19 December 2021. A 32-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Dec 2021
Sunday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.81843, longitude -0.48992, in the BN16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rustington. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Preston, Arun, BN16 1AH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Arun

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021471130280
Council area
Arun
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
259

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 14 February 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2021471130280 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Arun road accident statistics for 2021.