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Fatal B2002 crash in Medway on 26 July 2009 at 12:05 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza hit two pedestrians on the B2002 in Medway at 12:05 on Sunday 26 July 2009. An 84-year-old female pedestrian and a 60-year-old female pedestrian were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jul 2009
Sunday, 12:05
Vehicles
1
Seat Ibiza
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3984, longitude 0.50094, in the ME2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rochester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Strood North & Frindsbury, Medway, ME2 4HP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Medway

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009460074943
Council area
Medway
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2002
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 84, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 60, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2009460074943 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Medway road accident statistics for 2009.