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Serious A21 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 17 December 2024 at 07:35 involving a Seat Arona

A Seat Arona and a Land Rover Defender were involved in a crash on the A21 in Tunbridge Wells at 07:35 on Tuesday 17 December 2024. The 62-year-old male driver of the Seat Arona was seriously injured and the 61-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Defender and a 54-year-old male passenger in the Seat Arona were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 2024
Tuesday, 07:35
Vehicles
2
Seat Arona and Land Rover Defender
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07659, longitude 0.41949, in the TN5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rural Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, TN5 7QA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024461531301
Council area
Tunbridge Wells
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
21
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Very 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Arona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Defender

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Defender)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Arona)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Arona)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2024461531301 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.