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B2248 crash in Canterbury on 9 October 2024 at 20:35 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2248 in Canterbury at 20:35 on Wednesday 9 October 2024. The 22-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Oct 2024
Wednesday, 20:35
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.28411, longitude 1.07605, in the CT2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Canterbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Canterbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024461504425
Council area
Canterbury
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2248
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Authorised person
Second road class
Unclassified

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

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024461504425 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Canterbury road accident statistics for 2024.