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Serious A28 crash in Ashford on 14 November 1991 at 06:50 involving a Volkswagen LT 35 van

A Volkswagen LT 35 van and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A28 in Ashford at 06:50 on Thursday 14 November 1991. The 51-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen LT 35 van, the 38-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and a 35-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Nov 1991
Thursday, 06:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen LT 35 and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.01382, longitude 0.61461, in the TN18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199146DA49421
Council area
Ashford
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
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen LT 35

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen LT 35)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 199146DA49421 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 1991.