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Fatal B2231 crash in Swale on 27 December 1990 at 19:20 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on the B2231 in Swale at 19:20 on Thursday 27 December 1990. The 34-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was killed, two other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Dec 1990
Thursday, 19:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Ford Granada
Casualties
6
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40709, longitude 0.84407, in the ME12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swale

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199046BF30100
Council area
Swale
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2231
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199046BF30100 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swale road accident statistics for 1990.