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Serious accident on A259, Worthing on Sunday 2 March 1997

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8219 / 50°49'18"N

Longitude: -0.4406 / 0°26'25"W

OS Eastings: 509940

OS Northings: 103640

OS Grid: TQ099036

Mapcode National: GBR GL2.HF5

Mapcode Global: FRA 96ZX.L61

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Accident Data

Accident ID

199747XA70097

Date

Sunday 2 March 1997

Time

00:17

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Worthing

Local Authority (Highways)

West Sussex County Council

Police Force

Sussex

Road Class

A

Road Number

259

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Private drive or entrance

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Raining no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Area Type

Rural

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;

Moving off

Back

2

20

Petrol, 957cc

Male, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Male

Slight

1

Driver or rider

2

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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