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Serious unclassified road crash in Crawley RH10 on 31 May 2022 at 10:09 involving a Skoda Roomster

A Skoda Roomster and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Crawley at 10:09 on Tuesday 31 May 2022. The 76-year-old male driver of the Skoda Roomster was seriously injured and a 44-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Roomster was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 May 2022
Tuesday, 10:09
Vehicles
2
Skoda Roomster and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.10217, longitude -0.19048, in the RH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crawley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southgate, Crawley, RH11 8SB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022471183288
Council area
Crawley
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West 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
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
2004

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Roomster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Roomster)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Roomster)

    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 2022471183288 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Crawley road accident statistics for 2022.