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A256 crash in Dover on 10 June 2005 at 07:50 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Saab 9-3 were involved in a crash on the A256 in Dover at 07:50 on Friday 10 June 2005. A 22-year-old female passenger in the Saab 9-3 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
10 Jun 2005
Friday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Saab 9-3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14146, longitude 1.28831, in the CT17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dover. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dover Downs & River, Dover, CT17 0SG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dover

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005460111254
Council area
Dover
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
256
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a fatal crash on 17 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9-3)

    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 2005460111254 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 2005.