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B2189 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 18 July 2013 at 18:04 involving a Seat Alhambra

A Seat Alhambra and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the B2189 in Tunbridge Wells at 18:04 on Thursday 18 July 2013. A 10-year-old male passenger in the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jul 2013
Thursday, 18:04
Vehicles
2
Seat Alhambra and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09579, longitude 0.53271, in the TN17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cranbrook. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden, Tunbridge Wells, TN17 3JP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013460230159
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2189
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South 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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2013460230159 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 2013.