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A270 crash in Brighton and Hove on 10 December 2025 at 10:45 involving a Yamaha Nmax 125 (GPD125-A) motorcycle

A Yamaha Nmax 125 (GPD125-A) motorcycle and a Ford Transit Custom van were involved in a crash on the A270 in Brighton and Hove at 10:45 on Wednesday 10 December 2025. The 41-year-old male rider of the Yamaha Nmax 125 (GPD125-A) motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2025
Wednesday, 10:45
Vehicles
2
Yamaha Nmax 125 (GPD125-A) and Ford Transit Custom
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84167, longitude -0.1211, in the BN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove. It is one of the crashes that make up the Moulsecoomb & Bevendean, Brighton and Hove, BN2 4AT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025471681328
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
A
First road number
270
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha Nmax 125 (GPD125-A)

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha Nmax 125 (GPD125-A))

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2025471681328 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.