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A2 crash in Dover on 1 December 2020 at 21:58 involving a Dacia Logan

A goods vehicle and a Dacia Logan were involved in a crash on the A2 in Dover at 21:58 on Tuesday 1 December 2020. The 38-year-old female driver of the Dacia Logan was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 2020
Tuesday, 21:58
Vehicles
2
Goods vehicle and Dacia Logan
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.15441, longitude 1.28917, in the CT16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3EH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dover

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020461004811
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
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dacia Logan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dacia Logan)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020461004811 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.