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C road crash in Maidstone ME17 on 21 November 2001 at 18:36 involving a Yamaha YN 100 motorcycle

A Yamaha YN 100 motorcycle and another vehicle were involved in a crash on a C road in Maidstone at 18:36 on Wednesday 21 November 2001. The 72-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YN 100 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Nov 2001
Wednesday, 18:36
Vehicles
2
Yamaha YN 100 and vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23586, longitude 0.71561, in the ME17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lenham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, Maidstone, ME17 2QN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200146MA51268
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YN 100

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    101 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Manoeuvre
    Parked

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YN 100)

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 200146MA51268 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 2001.