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A292 crash in Ashford on 31 August 2021 at 16:55 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on the A292 in Ashford at 16:55 on Tuesday 31 August 2021. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus, the 26-year-old female driver of the Toyota Corolla and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Corolla were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2021
Tuesday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Toyota Corolla
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.14572, longitude 0.87452, in the TN23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021461085196
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
292
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2021461085196 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.