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A27 crash in Adur on 18 August 2025 at 07:10 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the A27 in Adur at 07:10 on Monday 18 August 2025. The 54-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Aug 2025
Monday, 07:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84515, longitude -0.25091, in the BN43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Adur

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471630439
Council area
Adur
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
27
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    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
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    10,677 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit Custom)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025471630439 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Adur road accident statistics for 2025.