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B2096 crash in Wealden on 5 August 2024 at 18:40 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Suzuki DL 1050 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2096 in Wealden at 18:40 on Monday 5 August 2024. The 58-year-old male rider of the Suzuki DL 1050 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Aug 2024
Monday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Suzuki DL 1050
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96437, longitude 0.29019, in the TN21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wealden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024471490597
Council area
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
East Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2096
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
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, 37 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 July 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki DL 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,037 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki DL 1050)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2024471490597 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 2024.