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A2 crash in Dover on 3 January 2018 at 08:40 involving a Peugeot taxi

A Peugeot taxi and a Dacia Duster were involved in a crash on the A2 in Dover at 08:40 on Wednesday 3 January 2018. An 81-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot taxi, a 63-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot taxi and the 53-year-old male driver of the Peugeot taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jan 2018
Wednesday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Peugeot and Dacia Duster
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1261, longitude 1.3275, in the CT16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dover. It is one of the crashes that make up the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Dover, CT16 1HS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dover

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018460258477
Council area
Dover
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
20

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 April 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Dacia Duster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 81, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018460258477 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 2018.