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A2 crash in Gravesham on 5 October 2008 at 15:34 involving a Toyota Starlet

A lorry, a Toyota Starlet and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A2 in Gravesham at 15:34 on Sunday 5 October 2008. The 31-year-old female driver of the Toyota Starlet, a 26-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Starlet and a 1-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Starlet were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 2008
Sunday, 15:34
Vehicles
3
Toyota Starlet and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40452, longitude 0.3976, in the DA12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Singlewell, Gravesham, DA12 5FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gravesham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008460162913
Council area
Gravesham
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 April 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2008460162913 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gravesham road accident statistics for 2008.