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Fatal A21 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 26 December 2008 at 10:45 involving a Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle

A Harley-Davidson VRSC motorcycle crashed on the A21 in Tonbridge and Malling at 10:45 on Friday 26 December 2008. A 50-year-old female passenger was killed and the 54-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Dec 2008
Friday, 10:45
Vehicles
1
Harley-Davidson VRSC
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18363, longitude 0.24831, in the TN11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Judd, Tonbridge and Malling, TN11 9BE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008460166587
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
21
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson VRSC

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson VRSC)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson VRSC)

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 2008460166587 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tonbridge and Malling road accident statistics for 2008.