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Fatal A289 crash in Medway on 3 June 2002 at 23:35 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier crashed on the A289 in Medway at 23:35 on Monday 3 June 2002. A 23-year-old male passenger was killed and the 17-year-old male driver and a 21-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Jun 2002
Monday, 23:35
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39495, longitude 0.55251, in the ME7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gillingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gillingham North, Medway, ME7 1RB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Medway

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002465909602
Council area
Medway
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
289
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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 slight injury crash on 9 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 2002465909602 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Medway road accident statistics for 2002.