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A23 crash in Brighton and Hove on 29 June 2025 at 14:34 involving a Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle and a Honda WW125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A23 in Brighton and Hove at 14:34 on Sunday 29 June 2025. The 71-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSX 1400 motorcycle and the 26-year-old male rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jun 2025
Sunday, 14:34
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSX 1400 and Honda WW125
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83049, longitude -0.13612, in the BN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Hill & North Laine, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brighton and Hove

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471609282
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Other
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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSX 1400

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSX 1400)

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

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda WW125)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025471609282 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brighton and Hove road accident statistics for 2025.