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Serious B2066 crash in Brighton and Hove on 30 August 2025 at 18:25 involving a Wrightbus Streetdeck

A Wrightbus Streetdeck and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the B2066 in Brighton and Hove at 18:25 on Saturday 30 August 2025. The 66-year-old male driver of the Wrightbus Streetdeck was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Aug 2025
Saturday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Wrightbus Streetdeck and DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.82478, longitude -0.15225, 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 Regency, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3LZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471635936
Council area
Brighton and Hove
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2066
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 11 June 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Wrightbus Streetdeck

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    5,132 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 66, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Wrightbus Streetdeck)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025471635936 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.