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A228 crash in Medway on 10 November 2006 at 17:53 involving a DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry

A DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry and a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A228 in Medway at 17:53 on Friday 10 November 2006. The 36-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Nov 2006
Friday, 17:53
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FA 45LF and Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36948, longitude 0.45238, in the ME2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside, Medway, ME2 1LH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Medway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006460034215
Council area
Medway
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
228
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 6 May 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FA 45LF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    5 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

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 2006460034215 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 2006.