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B245 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 27 February 2025 at 06:31 involving a Volvo V40

A Volvo V40 and a Volvo S60 were involved in a crash on the B245 in Tonbridge and Malling at 06:31 on Thursday 27 February 2025. The 45-year-old female driver of the Volvo S60 and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Volvo S60 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Feb 2025
Thursday, 06:31
Vehicles
2
Volvo V40 and Volvo S60
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23756, longitude 0.21234, in the TN15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hildenborough, Tonbridge and Malling, TN11 8NN 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
2025461567600
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
245
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
Raining, 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 12 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V40

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo S60

    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
    Nearside
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S60)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo S60)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025461567600 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 2025.