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Serious A26 crash in Tunbridge Wells on 19 November 2025 at 17:54 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van hit a pedestrian on the A26 in Tunbridge Wells at 17:54 on Wednesday 19 November 2025. A 29-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Nov 2025
Wednesday, 17:54
Vehicles
1
Citroen Berlingo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.13471, longitude 0.26018, in the TN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is one of the crashes that make up the Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tunbridge Wells

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025461670791
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
26
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 June 2022.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025461670791 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 2025.