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Serious A262 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 20 May 2005 at 06:56 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a car were involved in a crash on the A262 in Tunbridge Wells at 06:56 on Friday 20 May 2005. The 23-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and the 20-year-old female driver of the car were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 May 2005
Friday, 06:56
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and car
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.10976, longitude 0.49375, in the TN17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden, Tunbridge Wells, TN17 2QD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005460110635
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
262
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 2005460110635 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tunbridge Wells road accident statistics for 2005.