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Fatal C road crash in Ashford TN27 on 19 June 2003 at 22:19 involving a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle and a Kia Rio were involved in a crash on a C road in Ashford at 22:19 on Thursday 19 June 2003. The 21-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was killed, a 21-year-old male passenger on the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 33-year-old male driver of the Kia Rio was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jun 2003
Thursday, 22:19
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SV 650 and Kia Rio
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09652, longitude 0.62988, in the TN27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200346WL78088
Council area
Ashford
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
60 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 650)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki SV 650)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Rio)

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 200346WL78088 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 2003.