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Fatal A21 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 11 January 2007 at 07:37 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A21 in Tunbridge Wells at 07:37 on Thursday 11 January 2007. The 59-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo was killed and the 36-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Jan 2007
Thursday, 07:37
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14408, longitude 0.30715, in the TN2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pembury & Capel, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4QN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007460136309
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
21
Road type
Dual 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2007460136309 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 2007.