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Serious A226 crash in Gravesham on 19 August 1990 at 17:05 involving a Ford Transit minibus

Four vehicles, including a Ford Transit minibus and an Austin Montego, were involved in a crash on the A226 in Gravesham at 17:05 on Sunday 19 August 1990. There were five casualties: four people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Aug 1990
Sunday, 17:05
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit and 3 others
Casualties
5
4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4199, longitude 0.43491, in the DA12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gravesham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199046CA78660
Council area
Gravesham
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
226
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Auto signal part defective
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 1987.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Suzuki

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 3 (Suzuki)

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 199046CA78660 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gravesham road accident statistics for 1990.