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B2015 crash in Maidstone on 23 December 2001 at 18:55 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion, a Ford Fiesta and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the B2015 in Maidstone at 18:55 on Sunday 23 December 2001. The 77-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion and the 42-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2001
Sunday, 18:55
Vehicles
3
Ford Orion and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24299, longitude 0.41082, in the ME18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wateringbury.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200146MA53312
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2015
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 September 2022.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200146MA53312 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.