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Serious B2162 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 17 March 2000 at 19:25 involving a Fiat Uno

A Fiat Uno and a Volvo 340 were involved in a crash on the B2162 in Tunbridge Wells at 19:25 on Friday 17 March 2000. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Mar 2000
Friday, 19:25
Vehicles
2
Fiat Uno and Volvo 340
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.13883, longitude 0.4287, in the TN12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200046WL14814
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2162
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
C

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200046WL14814 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 2000.