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C road crash in Swale ME9 on 13 November 2014 at 15:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Five vehicles, including two vans and a Vauxhall Astra, were involved in a crash on a C road in Swale at 15:55 on Thursday 13 November 2014. The 37-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 41-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were 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
13 Nov 2014
Thursday, 15:55
Vehicles
5
Vauxhall Astra and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37943, longitude 0.73014, in the ME9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Iwade. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow, Swale, ME9 8FS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014460249571
Council area
Swale
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 July 1992.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 5: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 2014460249571 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swale road accident statistics for 2014.