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A261 crash in Folkestone and Hythe on 17 July 2025 at 22:36 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a Tesla Model X were involved in a crash on the A261 in Folkestone and Hythe at 22:36 on Thursday 17 July 2025. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jul 2025
Thursday, 22:36
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and Tesla Model X
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.08075, longitude 1.05228, in the CT21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 4HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Folkestone and Hythe

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025461617660
Council area
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
261
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
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, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Tesla Model X

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mini Cooper)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Tesla Model X)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Tesla Model X)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Tesla Model X)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2025461617660 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 2025.