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B259 crash in Dartford on 19 April 1991 at 08:45 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the B259 in Dartford at 08:45 on Friday 19 April 1991. The 34-year-old female driver of the Citroen BX was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Apr 1991
Friday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and Scania
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4356, longitude 0.31718, in the DA10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dartford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199146CA04551
Council area
Dartford
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
259
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 21 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

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 199146CA04551 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dartford road accident statistics for 1991.