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Fatal B2046 crash in Canterbury on 16 October 2003 at 13:20 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the B2046 in Canterbury at 13:20 on Thursday 16 October 2003. The 41-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was killed and the 37-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Oct 2003
Thursday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Volvo
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23219, longitude 1.19549, in the CT3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell, Dover, CT3 3BJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Canterbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200346SK83747
Council area
Canterbury
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2046
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 41 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

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 200346SK83747 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Canterbury road accident statistics for 2003.