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B2161 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 3 July 2009 at 14:30 involving a Renault lorry

A car and a Renault lorry were involved in a crash on the B2161 in Tunbridge Wells at 14:30 on Friday 3 July 2009. The 50-year-old male driver of the Renault lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jul 2009
Friday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Renault
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.17758, longitude 0.3682, in the TN12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Five Oak Green. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pembury & Capel, Tunbridge Wells, TN12 6SJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009460174284
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2161
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

  • Vehicle 2: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    11,116 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Renault)

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 2009460174284 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tunbridge Wells road accident statistics for 2009.