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A253 crash in Thanet on 5 February 2007 at 10:03 involving a Proton Persona Compact

A Proton Persona Compact and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A253 in Thanet at 10:03 on Monday 5 February 2007. The 31-year-old male driver of the Proton Persona Compact and the 43-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 2007
Monday, 10:03
Vehicles
2
Proton Persona Compact and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33807, longitude 1.40548, in the CT11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ramsgate. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nethercourt, Thanet, CT11 0AZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thanet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007460137576
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
253
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Persona Compact

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona Compact)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

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 2007460137576 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 2007.