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Serious accident on A23, Mid Sussex on Wednesday 11 January 1989

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.078 / 51°4'40"N

Longitude: -0.2037 / 0°12'13"W

OS Eastings: 525930

OS Northings: 132500

OS Grid: TQ259325

Mapcode National: GBR JKY.9BQ

Mapcode Global: FRA B6G8.NG8

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID

198947HA90021

Date

Wednesday 11 January 1989

Time

05:45

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Sussex

Police Force

Sussex

Road Class

A

Road Number

23

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Other

Road Surface Conditions

Frost or ice

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

Road surface defective

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

Not known,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Did not impact

Skidded.

2

Male, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

Skidded and overturned. Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Near/Offside crash barrier.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

2

21 - 25

Male

Serious

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