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A28 crash in Canterbury on 14 July 1990 at 19:15 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus were involved in a crash on the A28 in Canterbury at 19:15 on Saturday 14 July 1990. The 53-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus and a 48-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Jul 1990
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Volkswagen Motor Caravan
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26465, longitude 1.03597, in the CT4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Canterbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199046EA15690
Council area
Canterbury
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
28
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 29 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Motor Caravan

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,584 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

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 199046EA15690 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Canterbury road accident statistics for 1990.