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B2054 crash in Thanet on 2 November 2022 at 08:40 involving a Volkswagen Polo

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Polo and an Audi A4, were involved in a crash on the B2054 in Thanet at 08:40 on Wednesday 2 November 2022. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Nov 2022
Wednesday, 08:40
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Polo and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.33244, longitude 1.42092, in the CT11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ramsgate. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central Harbour, Thanet, CT11 7PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thanet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022461244574
Council area
Thanet
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2054
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 July 2009.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen UP

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen UP)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    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 2022461244574 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thanet road accident statistics for 2022.