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Serious A272 crash in Horsham on 6 December 2025 at 12:05 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A272 in Horsham at 12:05 on Saturday 6 December 2025. A 6-year-old female passenger in the BMW 3 Series was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Dec 2025
Saturday, 12:05
Vehicles
2
Nissan Almera and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.99174, longitude -0.28315, in the RH13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead, Horsham, RH13 8QZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Horsham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471679201
Council area
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
West Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
272
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2025471679201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Horsham road accident statistics for 2025.