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Serious unclassified road crash in Tonbridge and Malling ME19 on 12 April 2017 at 16:55 involving a Ford Kuga

A Ford Kuga and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tonbridge and Malling at 16:55 on Wednesday 12 April 2017. The 48-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Apr 2017
Wednesday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Kuga and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29846, longitude 0.41148, in the ME19 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Malling. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Malling, West Malling & Offham, Tonbridge and Malling, ME19 6HN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017460176277
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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 5 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Kuga

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2017460176277 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 2017.