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Serious A259 crash in Folkestone and Hythe on 10 August 2020 at 10:24 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A259 in Folkestone and Hythe at 10:24 on Monday 10 August 2020. A 49-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was seriously injured and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Aug 2020
Monday, 10:24
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.037, longitude 1.01647, in the TN29 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dymchurch.

Map of where the crash happened in Folkestone and Hythe

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020460974687
Council area
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
259
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2020460974687 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Folkestone and Hythe road accident statistics for 2020.