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A26 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 20 March 2007 at 08:50 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A26 in Tunbridge Wells at 08:50 on Tuesday 20 March 2007. The 30-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Mar 2007
Tuesday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14004, longitude 0.26077, in the TN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is one of the crashes that make up the St John's, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007460139385
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,581 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Open door of vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2007460139385 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.