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B2048 crash in Thanet on 4 August 2002 at 14:20 involving a Vauxhall Astravan

A Vauxhall Astravan and a Triumph Legend TT motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2048 in Thanet at 14:20 on Sunday 4 August 2002. The 30-year-old male rider of the Triumph Legend TT motorcycle and a 25-year-old female passenger on the Triumph Legend TT motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2002
Sunday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astravan and Triumph Legend TT
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33136, longitude 1.34497, in the CT12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Thanet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200246TH61653
Council area
Thanet
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2048
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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 6 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astravan

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Legend TT

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    885 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Legend TT)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Legend TT)

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 200246TH61653 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thanet road accident statistics for 2002.