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Fatal A2990 crash in Canterbury on 22 March 2014 at 04:00 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A2990 in Canterbury at 04:00 on Saturday 22 March 2014. The 38-year-old male cyclist was killed and the 18-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 206 and a 19-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 206 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Mar 2014
Saturday, 04:00
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and bicycle
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36066, longitude 1.08403, in the CT6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swalecliffe, Canterbury, CT5 2RS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Canterbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014460239555
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
30 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, lighting unknown
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 May 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    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 2014460239555 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 2014.