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A229 crash in Maidstone on 30 May 2008 at 14:44 involving a Vauxhall Movano

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Movano and a Chrysler Voyager, were involved in a crash on the A229 in Maidstone at 14:44 on Friday 30 May 2008. The 40-year-old male driver of the Chrysler Voyager and the 28-year-old female driver of the Volvo V70 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 May 2008
Friday, 14:44
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Movano and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.17253, longitude 0.55236, in the TN12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staplehurst, Maidstone, TN12 0BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Maidstone

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008460157917
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
229
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,187 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Chrysler Voyager

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,776 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,319 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chrysler Voyager)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo V70)

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 2008460157917 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maidstone road accident statistics for 2008.