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Unclassified road crash in Wealden TN6 on 13 April 2022 at 15:40 involving a Volkswagen UP

A Volkswagen UP and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wealden at 15:40 on Wednesday 13 April 2022. The 85-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen UP was 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
13 Apr 2022
Wednesday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen UP and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.05652, longitude 0.15959, in the TN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crowborough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Crowborough Central, Wealden, TN6 2JU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022471166438
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen UP

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen UP)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2022471166438 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 2022.