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Serious B2017 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 17 September 1994 at 17:55 involving a Mercedes 190

A Mercedes 190 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B2017 in Tunbridge Wells at 17:55 on Saturday 17 September 1994. The 23-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Sep 1994
Saturday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 190 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18186, longitude 0.34621, in the TN12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Five Oak Green.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994461115976
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2017
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 1994461115976 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 1994.