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Serious B2174 crash in Dartford on 17 December 2021 at 19:12 involving a Yamaha WR motorcycle

A car and a Yamaha WR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2174 in Dartford at 19:12 on Friday 17 December 2021. The 24-year-old male rider of the Yamaha WR motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 2021
Friday, 19:12
Vehicles
2
Car and Yamaha WR
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43867, longitude 0.20127, in the DA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dartford. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Hill, Dartford, DA1 2NY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dartford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021461130687
Council area
Dartford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2174
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha WR

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha WR)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021461130687 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dartford road accident statistics for 2021.