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B2026 crash in Sevenoaks on 26 March 2007 at 10:47 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a Ford Fiesta and a Smart City were involved in a crash on the B2026 in Sevenoaks at 10:47 on Monday 26 March 2007. The 59-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 49-year-old male driver of the Smart City were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Mar 2007
Monday, 10:47
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.21246, longitude 0.05985, in the TN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Marlpit Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Edenbridge North and East, Sevenoaks, TN8 6BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sevenoaks

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007460139723
Council area
Sevenoaks
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2026
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Daylight
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Smart City

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    698 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Smart City)

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 2007460139723 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sevenoaks road accident statistics for 2007.