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Fatal A2990 crash in Canterbury on 16 October 2006 at 19:10 involving a Seat Inca

Four vehicles, including a Seat Inca and an Audi 80, were involved in a crash on the A2990 in Canterbury at 19:10 on Monday 16 October 2006. The 50-year-old female driver of the Audi 80 was killed, two other people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Oct 2006
Monday, 19:10
Vehicles
4
Seat Inca and 3 others
Casualties
7
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36114, longitude 1.09297, in the CT6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greenhill, Canterbury, CT6 7RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Canterbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006460132437
Council area
Canterbury
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2990
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 80 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Inca

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 3: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    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
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Inca)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Seat Ibiza)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2006460132437 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 2006.