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Fatal A20 crash in Sevenoaks on 22 February 1990 at 18:01 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Renault 5, were involved in a crash on the A20 in Sevenoaks at 18:01 on Thursday 22 February 1990. The 27-year-old male driver of the Renault 5 was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Feb 1990
Thursday, 18:01
Vehicles
5
Vauxhall Cavalier and 4 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38691, longitude 0.19312, in the BR8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sevenoaks

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199046CB63070
Council area
Sevenoaks
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
25

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 29 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

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 199046CB63070 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sevenoaks road accident statistics for 1990.