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B2124 crash in Lewes on 4 February 2023 at 18:40 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Kia Sportage were involved in a crash on the B2124 in Lewes at 18:40 on Saturday 4 February 2023. A 92-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf and an 8-year-old male passenger in the Kia Sportage were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 2023
Saturday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Kia Sportage
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89563, longitude 0.08529, in the BN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Lewes

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023471272412
Council area
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2124
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
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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 92, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Sportage)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2023471272412 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewes road accident statistics for 2023.