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Fatal A249 crash in Swale on 10 February 2016 at 10:10 involving a Citroen C2

A motorcycle and a Citroen C2 were involved in a crash on the A249 in Swale at 10:10 on Wednesday 10 February 2016. The 26-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Feb 2016
Wednesday, 10:10
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Citroen C2
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43106, longitude 0.74633, in the ME12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sheerness. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sheerness, Swale, ME12 1LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swale

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460046338
Council area
Swale
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
249
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 July 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    98 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2016460046338 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 2016.