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A28 crash in Thanet on 19 May 2003 at 10:45 involving a Volkswagen Golf

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Golf and a van, were involved in a crash on the A28 in Thanet at 10:45 on Monday 19 May 2003. The 33-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf, the 37-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 306 and a 2-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 May 2003
Monday, 10:45
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Golf and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38621, longitude 1.37096, in the CT9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Margate. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garlinge, Thanet, CT9 5QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thanet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200346TH76524
Council area
Thanet
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
28
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
28

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 April 2012.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200346TH76524 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 2003.