Fatal accident on A29, Arun on Friday 31 July 1998

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8568 / 50°51'24"N

Longitude: -0.6394 / 0°38'21"W

OS Eastings: 495860

OS Northings: 107250

OS Grid: SU958072

Mapcode National: GBR FJ3.74F

Mapcode Global: FRA 96KT.SVQ

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Accident Data

Accident ID
199847X000765
Date
Friday 31 July 1998
Time
06:00
Severity
Fatal
Vehicles Involved
2
Casualties
4
Local Authority (Administrative)
Arun
Local Authority (Highways)
West Sussex County Council
Police Force
Sussex
Road Class
A
Road Number
29
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
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		2	Petrol, 4554cc	Male, 46 - 55	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Left carriageway Offside. Hit Other permanent object.
2			Heavy oil (Diesel), 1905cc	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Tree.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
4	Driver or rider		1	46 - 55	Male	Serious
1	Driver or rider		2	26 - 35	Male	Fatal
2	Passenger	, Rear seat passenger	2	11 - 15	Male	Fatal
3	Passenger	, Front seat passenger	2	21 - 25	Male	Serious

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