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A229 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 24 December 2022 at 12:21 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Peugeot 207 were involved in a crash on the A229 in Tonbridge and Malling at 12:21 on Saturday 24 December 2022. The 80-year-old female driver of the Skoda Octavia and the 56-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 207 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2022
Saturday, 12:21
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Peugeot 207
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33469, longitude 0.50295, in the ME5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022461261891
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
229
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
50 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 207)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2022461261891 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tonbridge and Malling road accident statistics for 2022.