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Unclassified road crash in Dover CT18 on 5 January 2017 at 15:34 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Dacia Duster were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Dover at 15:34 on Thursday 5 January 2017. The 68-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto and the 63-year-old female driver of the Dacia Duster were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jan 2017
Thursday, 15:34
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Dacia Duster
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09968, longitude 1.20615, in the CT18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Capel-le-Ferne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne, Dover, CT18 7JZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017460147751
Council area
Dover
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Authorised person
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,368 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Dacia Duster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dacia Duster)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

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 2017460147751 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dover road accident statistics for 2017.