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B2174 crash in Dartford on 28 February 2011 at 17:00 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B2174 in Dartford at 17:00 on Monday 28 February 2011. The 44-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Feb 2011
Monday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44074, longitude 0.19674, in the DA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dartford. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Hill, Dartford, DA1 2NY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dartford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011460197452
Council area
Dartford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2174
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2011460197452 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dartford road accident statistics for 2011.