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A262 crash in Ashford on 11 July 1995 at 16:20 involving a Ford Escort

Two Ford Escorts were involved in a crash on the A262 in Ashford at 16:20 on Tuesday 11 July 1995. The 22-year-old female driver of vehicle 1 and a 23-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 1995
Tuesday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and another
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.11454, longitude 0.64344, in the TN27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Biddenden.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199546WL21797
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
262
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
262

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199546WL21797 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 1995.