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Serious A2 crash in Gravesham on 19 December 1990 at 14:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A2 in Gravesham at 14:15 on Wednesday 19 December 1990. The 42-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Dec 1990
Wednesday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and lorry
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40827, longitude 0.38827, in the DA12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gravesend.

Map of where the crash happened in Gravesham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199046CA89710
Council area
Gravesham
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
2

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    6,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 199046CA89710 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.