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Serious B2017 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 22 August 2022 at 22:44 involving a Kia Sportage

A Kia Sportage crashed on the B2017 in Tunbridge Wells at 22:44 on Monday 22 August 2022. A 37-year-old male passenger was seriously injured and the 33-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Aug 2022
Monday, 22:44
Vehicles
1
Kia Sportage
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.17986, longitude 0.33452, in the TN11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022461214716
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2017
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022461214716 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 2022.