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Serious B2026 crash in Sevenoaks on 27 August 2020 at 16:55 involving a Seat Alhambra

A Seat Alhambra hit two pedestrians on the B2026 in Sevenoaks at 16:55 on Thursday 27 August 2020. A 54-year-old male pedestrian and a 1-year-old male pedestrian were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Aug 2020
Thursday, 16:55
Vehicles
1
Seat Alhambra
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.21208, longitude 0.06005, in the TN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Marlpit Hill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Edenbridge North and East, Sevenoaks, TN8 6BD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sevenoaks

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020460976270
Council area
Sevenoaks
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2026
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 17 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 June 1980.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Alhambra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 1, hit by vehicle 1 (Seat Alhambra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2020460976270 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 2020.