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A26 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 21 June 2017 at 15:42 involving a Mercedes C Class

Five vehicles, including a Mercedes C Class and a Vauxhall Astra, were involved in a crash on the A26 in Tunbridge Wells at 15:42 on Wednesday 21 June 2017. The 69-year-old male driver of the Hyundai i10 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jun 2017
Wednesday, 15:42
Vehicles
5
Mercedes C Class and 4 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14014, longitude 0.26076, in the TN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is one of the crashes that make up the St John's, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017460199447
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
26
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Hyundai i10

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    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
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Hyundai i10)

    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 2017460199447 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tunbridge Wells road accident statistics for 2017.