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Fatal A258 crash in Dover on 23 December 1994 at 19:25 involving a Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus

A Volkswagen Motor Caravan minibus hit a pedestrian on the A258 in Dover at 19:25 on Friday 23 December 1994. A 30-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 28-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Dec 1994
Friday, 19:25
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Motor Caravan
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.24026, longitude 1.35263, in the CT14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dover

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994460819368
Council area
Dover
Police force
Kent
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
258
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Motor Caravan

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Motor Caravan)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 1994460819368 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dover road accident statistics for 1994.