A2070 crash in Ashford on 6 December 2005 at 08:35 involving a Renault Megane
A Renault Megane, a Ford Fiesta and a Ford Galaxy were involved in a crash on the A2070 in Ashford at 08:35 on Tuesday 6 December 2005. The 41-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane and the 38-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 6 Dec 2005
- Tuesday, 08:35
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault Megane and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.12643, longitude 0.89801, in the TN24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aylesford & East Stour, Ashford, TN24 0GA area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Ashford
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2005460119401
- 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
- 2070
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Trunk road (National Highways)
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 5%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 95%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 November 2014.
Serious
Honda CBR600F crash on the A2070 in Ashford, 25 November 2014
At the same spotRef 2014460250188
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A2070 in Ashford, 1 June 2003
10 m awayRef 200346WL77188
Slight
Vauxhall Cavalier crash on the A2070 in Ashford, 2 December 2000
10 m awayRef 200046WL32956
Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A2070 in Ashford, 22 July 2023
14 m awayRef 2023461335845
Slight
Nissan Almera crash on the A2070 in Ashford, 18 January 2009
20 m awayRef 2009460167460
Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A2070 in Ashford, 13 June 2014
20 m awayRef 2014460242963
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Renault Megane
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 41 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,388 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Galaxy
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 34 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,295 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)
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 2005460119401 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.