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Serious A226 crash in Dartford on 13 March 2022 at 18:45 involving a Hyundai i10

A Hyundai i10 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A226 in Dartford at 18:45 on Sunday 13 March 2022. The 48-year-old female driver of the Hyundai i10 was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Mar 2022
Sunday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i10 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44672, longitude 0.2672, in the DA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stone. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stone Castle, Dartford, DA9 9PP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dartford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022461154576
Council area
Dartford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
226
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 March 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i10

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022461154576 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 2022.