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B260 crash in Gravesham on 6 May 2009 at 16:52 involving a Triumph Speed Triple 1050 motorcycle

A car, a Triumph Speed Triple 1050 motorcycle and a Kia Sedona were involved in a crash on the B260 in Gravesham at 16:52 on Wednesday 6 May 2009. The 33-year-old male rider of the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2009
Wednesday, 16:52
Vehicles
3
Triumph Speed Triple 1050 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37543, longitude 0.35958, in the DA13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Meopham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Meopham North, Gravesham, DA13 0HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gravesham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009460171685
Council area
Gravesham
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
260
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 September 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Speed Triple 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Kia Sedona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,902 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Speed Triple 1050)

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 2009460171685 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.