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Serious A25 crash in Sevenoaks on 17 July 2013 at 16:35 involving a Subaru Forester

A Subaru Forester and a BMW K 1200 S motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A25 in Sevenoaks at 16:35 on Wednesday 17 July 2013. The 50-year-old male rider of the BMW K 1200 S motorcycle was seriously 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
Serious
Date
17 Jul 2013
Wednesday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Subaru Forester and BMW K 1200 S
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.27778, longitude 0.11898, in the TN14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sundridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge, Sevenoaks, TN14 6AE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sevenoaks

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013460229853
Council area
Sevenoaks
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
25
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 October 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Forester

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW K 1200 S

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW K 1200 S)

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 2013460229853 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sevenoaks road accident statistics for 2013.