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Serious unclassified road crash in Wealden BN20 on 18 April 2025 at 12:50 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a Yamaha XJ motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wealden at 12:50 on Friday 18 April 2025. The male rider of the Yamaha XJ motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Apr 2025
Friday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and Yamaha XJ
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.75758, longitude 0.20696, in the BN20 postcode district and within the built-up area of East Dean and Friston. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Downs, Wealden, BN20 0HB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471579579
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
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 120 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha XJ

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha XJ)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2025471579579 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 2025.