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A289 crash in Medway on 30 August 2018 at 17:30 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio, a Ford Fusion and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A289 in Medway at 17:30 on Thursday 30 August 2018. The 28-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 67-year-old female driver of the Ford Fusion were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Aug 2018
Thursday, 17:30
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40026, longitude 0.5326, in the ME4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gillingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME7 5SW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Medway

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018460327273
Council area
Medway
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
289
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018460327273 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Medway road accident statistics for 2018.