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Unclassified road crash in Thanet CT9 on 14 December 1991 at 10:40 involving a Triumph Dolomite

A Triumph Dolomite hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Thanet at 10:40 on Saturday 14 December 1991. An 85-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 1991
Saturday, 10:40
Vehicles
1
Triumph Dolomite
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38066, longitude 1.35024, in the CT9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Margate.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199146ED22781
Council area
Thanet
Police force
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 March 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Dolomite

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 85, hit by vehicle 1 (Triumph Dolomite)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 199146ED22781 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thanet road accident statistics for 1991.