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Serious accident on A272, Mid Sussex on Sunday 26 May 1985

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0004 / 51°0'1"N

Longitude: -0.126 / 0°7'33"W

OS Eastings: 531590

OS Northings: 124010

OS Grid: TQ315240

Mapcode National: GBR JM0.BXK

Mapcode Global: FRA B6MG.NQF

Approximate location: Burnthouse Lodge, Tylers Green, Haywards Heath RH16 4BP

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198547HA50206

Date

Sunday 26 May 1985

Time

23:35

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Sussex

Police Force

Sussex

Road Class

A

Road Number

272

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Nearside

Skidded. Hit Kerb. Left carriageway Offside.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

2

Driver or rider

1

26 - 35

Male

Slight

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