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Serious B2162 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 19 June 2024 at 16:34 involving a Ford Focus

Four vehicles, including a car and a Ford Focus, were involved in a crash on the B2162 in Tunbridge Wells at 16:34 on Wednesday 19 June 2024. The 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was seriously injured and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus and the 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Courier van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jun 2024
Wednesday, 16:34
Vehicles
4
Ford Focus and 3 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.15351, longitude 0.4406, in the TN12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024461457760
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
2162
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit Courier

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit Courier)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

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 2024461457760 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 2024.