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A2004 crash in Crawley on 18 January 2024 at 20:49 involving a Toyota Aygo

A Toyota Aygo and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A2004 in Crawley at 20:49 on Thursday 18 January 2024. The 66-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo, a 31-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Aygo and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2024
Thursday, 20:49
Vehicles
2
Toyota Aygo and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.11299, longitude -0.18304, in the RH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crawley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Crawley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024471400167
Council area
Crawley
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2004
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
2220

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Aygo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024471400167 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 2024.