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Serious A278 crash in Medway on 22 March 2016 at 12:42 involving a Volkswagen Touran

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Touran and a Peugeot 306, were involved in a crash on the A278 in Medway at 12:42 on Tuesday 22 March 2016. There were seven casualties: two people were seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Mar 2016
Tuesday, 12:42
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Touran and 3 others
Casualties
7
2 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33669, longitude 0.58426, in the ME8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hempstead & Wigmore, Medway, ME8 0LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Medway

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460054960
Council area
Medway
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
278
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2015.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Touran

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    60 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Touran)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 90, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2016460054960 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Medway road accident statistics for 2016.