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C road crash in Thanet CT11 on 20 September 1997 at 14:07 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a bicycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Thanet at 14:07 on Saturday 20 September 1997. The 14-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Sep 1997
Saturday, 14:07
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33914, longitude 1.40178, in the CT11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ramsgate.

Map of where the crash happened in Thanet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199746TH00716
Council area
Thanet
Police force
Kent
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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 slight injury crash on 23 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199746TH00716 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 1997.