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Serious B2075 crash in Folkestone and Hythe on 17 December 2023 at 14:25 involving a Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle

A Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the B2075 in Folkestone and Hythe at 14:25 on Sunday 17 December 2023. An 82-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 57-year-old male rider 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
17 Dec 2023
Sunday, 14:25
Vehicles
1
Royal Enfield Himalayan
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.9515, longitude 0.90568, in the TN29 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lydd. It is one of the crashes that make up the Walland & Denge Marsh, Folkestone and Hythe, TN29 9DR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023461390762
Council area
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2075
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
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Royal Enfield Himalayan

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    411 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Royal Enfield Himalayan)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 82, hit by vehicle 1 (Royal Enfield Himalayan)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2023461390762 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 2023.