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A229 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 27 November 1993 at 15:20 involving a Bedford

A Bedford and an Audi 80 were involved in a crash on the A229 in Tunbridge Wells at 15:20 on Saturday 27 November 1993. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Nov 1993
Saturday, 15:20
Vehicles
2
Bedford and Audi 80
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07067, longitude 0.5076, in the TN18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993461112935
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
229
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,780 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1993461112935 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tunbridge Wells road accident statistics for 1993.