Serious A2011 crash in Crawley on 9 December 2024 at 17:39 involving a Toyota Yaris
A car, a Toyota Yaris and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A2011 in Crawley at 17:39 on Monday 9 December 2024. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 9 Dec 2024
- Monday, 17:39
- Vehicles
- 3
- Toyota Yaris and 2 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.12536, longitude -0.1846, in the RH10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crawley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Langley Green & Tushmore, Crawley, RH10 9HA area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Crawley
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2024471531860
- 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
- 2011
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 23
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- Serious injury band
- Less 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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 January 1997.
Serious
Mitsubishi Shogun crash on the A2011 in Crawley, 31 January 1997
14 m awayRef 199747NA70066
Serious
Toyota Hilux crash on the A2011 in Crawley, 15 April 2022
24 m awayRef 2022471167128
Slight
Peugeot 406 crash on the A2011 in Crawley, 28 September 1999
44 m awayRef 199947N003735
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A2011 in Crawley, 28 February 2019
45 m awayRef 2019471901166
Slight
Vauxhall Signum crash on the A2011 in Crawley, 11 January 2012
49 m awayRef 2012471200187
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A2011 in Crawley, 18 May 2025
68 m awayRef 2025471591728
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- West
- 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
- 26 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 10 to 20 km
Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,364 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- Within 5 km
Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,242 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 16 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 10 to 20 km
Casualties (4)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
- Distance from home
- Within 5 km
Casualty 3: Driver
SeriousFemale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)
- Serious injury band
- Less serious
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
- Distance from home
- 10 to 20 km
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
- Distance from home
- Within 5 km
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)
- Car passenger
- Rear 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 2024471531860 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.