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B2086 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 2 September 2022 at 15:22 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a car were involved in a crash on the B2086 in Tunbridge Wells at 15:22 on Friday 2 September 2022. The 50-year-old male driver of the car and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Sep 2022
Friday, 15:22
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.08167, longitude 0.53422, in the TN17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022461225544
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
2086
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    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
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: 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
    50 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2022461225544 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.