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A2045 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 2 November 2016 at 23:00 involving a Ford Ranger van

A Ford Ranger van, a Renault Trafic van and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A2045 in Tonbridge and Malling at 23:00 on Wednesday 2 November 2016. The 59-year-old male driver of the Renault Trafic van and a 58-year-old male passenger in the Renault Trafic van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Nov 2016
Wednesday, 23:00
Vehicles
3
Ford Ranger and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33528, longitude 0.51282, in the ME5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460124906
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
2045
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, street lights lit
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 37 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Ranger

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016460124906 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.