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Unclassified road crash in Canterbury CT2 on 28 January 2017 at 17:20 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2, a bicycle and a Toyota Verso taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury at 17:20 on Saturday 28 January 2017. The 18-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jan 2017
Saturday, 17:20
Vehicles
3
Mazda 2 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29017, longitude 1.06095, in the CT2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Canterbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westgate, Canterbury, CT2 8LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Canterbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017460152977
Council area
Canterbury
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Verso

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2017460152977 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 2017.