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Serious unclassified road crash in Tunbridge Wells TN12 on 9 August 2006 at 11:50 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a Volkswagen Sharan were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tunbridge Wells at 11:50 on Wednesday 9 August 2006. The 33-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Aug 2006
Wednesday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 600 and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.17454, longitude 0.34487, in the TN12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006460130247
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (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 2006460130247 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 2006.