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A249 crash in Maidstone on 11 May 1996 at 11:10 involving a Mercedes 190

A Mercedes 190, a BMW 3 Series and a Peugeot 205 were involved in a crash on the A249 in Maidstone at 11:10 on Saturday 11 May 1996. All six casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 May 1996
Saturday, 11:10
Vehicles
3
Mercedes 190 and 2 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3299, longitude 0.66127, in the ME9 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199646MA22188
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
249
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 190)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 205)

    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 199646MA22188 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maidstone road accident statistics for 1996.