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A2 crash in Gravesham on 12 February 2009 at 16:48 involving a Ford Fiesta

A lorry, a Ford Fiesta and a Renault Kangoo van were involved in a crash on the A2 in Gravesham at 16:48 on Thursday 12 February 2009. The 57-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 25-year-old male driver of the Renault Kangoo van were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Feb 2009
Thursday, 16:48
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40142, longitude 0.41254, in the DA12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Higham & Shorne, Gravesham, DA12 3HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gravesham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009460168627
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
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 February 1981.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Kangoo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Kangoo)

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 2009460168627 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 2009.