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Serious A275 crash in Wealden on 2 April 2023 at 14:45 involving a Honda Jazz

A Honda Jazz and a Kia Picanto were involved in a crash on the A275 in Wealden at 14:45 on Sunday 2 April 2023. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Apr 2023
Sunday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Honda Jazz and Kia Picanto
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9994, longitude 0.00599, in the TN22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023471292960
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
275
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 serious injury crash on 23 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Jazz)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Jazz)

    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 2023471292960 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 2023.