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Serious A252 crash in Ashford on 16 October 2005 at 15:30 involving a Renault Scenic

A Renault Scenic and a Vauxhall Meriva were involved in a crash on the A252 in Ashford at 15:30 on Sunday 16 October 2005. There were eight casualties: two people were seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Oct 2005
Sunday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Renault Scenic and Vauxhall Meriva
Casualties
8
2 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23811, longitude 0.93884, in the CT4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005460116654
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
252
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 72 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Scenic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Scenic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Scenic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Scenic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    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 2005460116654 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 2005.