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A228 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 16 May 2023 at 16:05 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A228 in Tonbridge and Malling at 16:05 on Tuesday 16 May 2023. The 61-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 May 2023
Tuesday, 16:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.27329, longitude 0.38881, in the ME19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kings Hill.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023461315341
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
228
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
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, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    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
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2023461315341 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 2023.