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B2185 crash in Brighton and Hove on 14 August 2024 at 20:15 involving a Yamaha YZF motorcycle

A Yamaha YZF motorcycle and a Toyota RAV4 were involved in a crash on the B2185 in Brighton and Hove at 20:15 on Wednesday 14 August 2024. The 20-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF motorcycle and a 23-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha YZF motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2024
Wednesday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YZF and Toyota RAV4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82911, longitude -0.16804, in the BN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 3FG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024471479820
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2185
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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
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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota RAV4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YZF)

    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 2024471479820 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 2024.