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A20 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 14 November 1983 at 17:35 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A20 in Tonbridge and Malling at 17:35 on Monday 14 November 1983. The 19-year-old female rider of the motorcycle and a 19-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Nov 1983
Monday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29833, longitude 0.44281, in the ME20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Larkfield.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1983461209733
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
20
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 19 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1983461209733 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tonbridge and Malling road accident statistics for 1983.