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Unclassified road crash in Sevenoaks TN15 on 17 November 2016 at 15:00 involving a Volkswagen UP

A Volkswagen UP and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sevenoaks at 15:00 on Thursday 17 November 2016. The 51-year-old male driver of the Audi A3 and the 18-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen UP were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2016
Thursday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen UP and Audi A3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29429, longitude 0.21797, in the TN15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seal. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seal and Weald, Sevenoaks, TN15 0BB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sevenoaks

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460142412
Council area
Sevenoaks
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen UP

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen UP)

    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 2016460142412 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sevenoaks road accident statistics for 2016.