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Serious unclassified road crash in Ashford TN27 on 19 July 2021 at 16:22 involving a Nissan Note

A Nissan Note and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Ashford at 16:22 on Monday 19 July 2021. The 91-year-old male driver of the Nissan Note and an 85-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Note were seriously injured and a 61-year-old male passenger in the Alexander Dennis bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jul 2021
Monday, 16:22
Vehicles
2
Nissan Note and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.20971, longitude 0.79431, in the TN27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Charing. It is one of the crashes that make up the Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021461070544
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
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
Moderately 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, 23 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    91 years
    Engine capacity
    1,386 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 91, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Note)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Note)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 2021461070544 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 2021.