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Fatal B2114 crash in Mid Sussex on 17 December 2022 at 20:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta crashed on the B2114 in Mid Sussex at 20:45 on Saturday 17 December 2022. A 74-year-old male passenger was killed and the 43-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Dec 2022
Saturday, 20:45
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.01796, longitude -0.1578, in the RH17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Sussex

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022471254906
Council area
Mid Sussex
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2114
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 January 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022471254906 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Sussex road accident statistics for 2022.