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Serious B2011 crash in Dover on 6 July 2020 at 17:01 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Renault Trafic van were involved in a crash on the B2011 in Dover at 17:01 on Monday 6 July 2020. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Jul 2020
Monday, 17:01
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Renault Trafic
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.10086, longitude 1.20812, 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.

Map of where the crash happened in Dover

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020460964423
Council area
Dover
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2011
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 3 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2020460964423 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 2020.