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A23 crash in Crawley on 3 May 2025 at 13:52 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio, a Toyota Prius and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the A23 in Crawley at 13:52 on Saturday 3 May 2025. The 28-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Renault Clio were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2025
Saturday, 13:52
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.15907, longitude -0.16354, in the RH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hookwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pound Hill North & Forge Wood, Crawley, RH6 0LA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Crawley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471585407
Council area
Crawley
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    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
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025471585407 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 2025.