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A26 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 30 May 2008 at 09:45 involving a BMW R 1200 motorcycle

A BMW R 1200 motorcycle and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A26 in Tunbridge Wells at 09:45 on Friday 30 May 2008. The 47-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1200 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 May 2008
Friday, 09:45
Vehicles
2
BMW R 1200 and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.12738, longitude 0.25973, in the TN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5QY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008460157980
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
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R 1200

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R 1200)

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 2008460157980 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 2008.