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A27 crash in Adur on 18 August 2024 at 20:00 involving a Kia Niro

A Kia Niro and an e-scooter were involved in a crash on the A27 in Adur at 20:00 on Sunday 18 August 2024. The 15-year-old male rider of the e-scooter was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Aug 2024
Sunday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Kia Niro and e-scooter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83714, longitude -0.31617, in the BN15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lancing and Sompting. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mash Barn, Adur, BN15 0QT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Adur

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024471481186
Council area
Adur
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
27

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Niro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: E-scooter

    Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    E-scooter
    Vehicle was an e-scooter
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, on vehicle 2 (E-scooter)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km
    E-scooter
    Casualty was using an e-scooter

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 2024471481186 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Adur road accident statistics for 2024.