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Fatal A2070 crash in Ashford on 11 January 2002 at 15:53 involving a Bedford bus

A motorcycle and a Bedford bus were involved in a crash on the A2070 in Ashford at 15:53 on Friday 11 January 2002. The 77-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jan 2002
Friday, 15:53
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Bedford
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.10134, longitude 0.84658, in the TN26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield, Ashford, TN26 1NJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200246WL52104
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2070
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 February 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    8,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 77, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 200246WL52104 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 2002.