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Unclassified road crash in Tunbridge Wells TN2 on 1 September 2024 at 16:17 involving a Suzuki GSXS motorcycle

A van and a Suzuki GSXS motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tunbridge Wells at 16:17 on Sunday 1 September 2024. The 27-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXS motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Sep 2024
Sunday, 16:17
Vehicles
2
Van and Suzuki GSXS
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14846, longitude 0.30523, in the TN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pembury.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024461489904
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight

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 8 May 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXS

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXS)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2024461489904 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.