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B2229 crash in Ashford on 25 March 1995 at 19:15 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a BSA motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2229 in Ashford at 19:15 on Saturday 25 March 1995. The 27-year-old male rider of the BSA motorcycle and a 25-year-old female passenger on the BSA motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 1995
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and BSA
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14284, longitude 0.85109, in the TN23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashford.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995461020899
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2229
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
2229

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 September 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: BSA

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    650 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    26 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (BSA)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (BSA)

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 1995461020899 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 1995.