Residents' and road users record of accidents
20th January 2025
Car in field in the road stretch between Northease School and Rodmell.
2nd January 2025
Collision between car and motorcycle at Southease. Significant response from emergency services including air ambulance. Road closed for some time.
24th November 2024
Car in bush immediately north of Rodmell
23rd November 2024
North of Gorhams Lane (Telscombe junctio), truck went off the road.
17th November 2024
Car driven off the road into the field where Iford Estate is planning a new exit onto the C7 (south of Iford village north of Northease). Car badly damaged and left in the field.
11th November 2024
3 car accident involving staff from Northease School, Piddinghoe stretch of the C7
9th August 2024
Car driven off the road into the field on the left coming from Northease to Rodmell. Police cars and an ambulance attended. Two or three kids looking very shaken up standing at the side of the road
23rd February 2024
Car overturned on the corner entering Lewes from the C7 - just before ‘The Swan roundabout’
23rd July 2023
Car travelling from Newhaven swerved to avoid a car pulling out of Northease School and ended up in the field opposite.
19th July 2023
Car in a ditch between Southease and Rodmell.
29th June 2023
Car travelling at speed from Newhaven direction, collided with car coming out of Northease Manor School driven by a member of staff. Car landed in field opposite the school.
10th June 2023
Collision at turning to Telscombe Village
27th May 2023
3 vehicle accident by garden centre near Wellgreen Lane junction
14th May 2023
Car overturned in field (and smashed up), south of Northease. Police were in attendance, cause unknown
17th Jan 2023
Car wedged into hedge at right turn corner after ‘Swingbarn Farm’ heading into Lewes.
17th Jan 2023
Small flatbed truck crashes through fence of Owlswick School at junction with Swanborough Lodges entrace raod and C7.
16th Jan 2023
South of Piddinghoe, on the east side of the road. A car was upended (on its rear wheels only) in a hedge.
25th July 2022
Junction of C7 and Elphic Rd. Collison between two cars, requiring the attendance of a fire engine and two ambulances
July 17th 2022
3 vehicle collision at junction between Telscombe and the C7
9 April 2022
RTA at Garden Centre junction (Wellgreen Lane/C7), emergency services attended.
5 April 2022
Collision between a bus and a car near Northease Manor School. Bus went off the road into a field. Driver of the car was cut out and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Road closed for five hours.
9 Feb 2022
Two car collision – Junction Wellgreen Lane / C7
2 Feb 2022
Car crashed at right angles into UK Power Networks electricity pole outside Northease Manor School
Brought down overhead electricity cables. Power cut for more than 72 homes and the school, for several hours on a winter evening. Road closed for several hours from later part of the rush hour. School closed for a day. Power not fully restored till 4.00 am the following day.
Autumn 2021
Car went through hedge, over a ditch into field, north of Rodmell
29 August 2021
Large van overturned on Kingston Rd (C7)
30 July 2021
Car overtaking a cyclist at Southease junction, collided head on with a car. Mother and young child in the car. Mother seriously injured (ICU). Road closed for several hours.
29 June 2021
Collision at junction - Wellgreen Lane / C7. Person(s) injured
Summer Term 2021
Collisions outside Northease Manor School. Taxis carrying children to school, queueing to turn right, were hit by cars coming round the bend, on more than one occasion. Taxi driver injured. Children (and drivers) at risk and frightened.
18 Feb 2021
Car overturned at Piddinghoe
Nov 2020
Collision between South Farm track and turn off to Telscombe Village.
Oct 2020
Collision between South Farm track and Southease turn off.
Oct 2020
Car run off the road by another driver, who had overtaken at 60mph approx, then jammed on brakes and got out of car to shout aggressively. Nr Garden Centre and WellGreen Rd jncts
22 April 2019
Car through the fence, into a field on bend north of Rodmell
27th Feb 2019
Car overturned and crashed into UK Power Networks electricity pole outside Northease Manor School.
Brought down overhead electricity cables. Power cut for more than 72 homes and Northease School, for several hours on a cold evening. Road closed for several hours. Driver injured.
2 Feb 2019
Car crashed into an electricity pole