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Fatal A227 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 24 September 2016 at 03:19 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 crashed on the A227 in Tonbridge and Malling at 03:19 on Saturday 24 September 2016. The 24-year-old male driver was killed and a 24-year-old male passenger and a 25-year-old male passenger were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Sep 2016
Saturday, 03:19
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 306
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23644, longitude 0.28557, in the TN11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460109036
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
227
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,761 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2016460109036 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tonbridge and Malling road accident statistics for 2016.