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Serious A261 crash in Folkestone and Hythe on 9 December 2025 at 17:52 involving a Ford Galaxy

A Ford Galaxy hit a pedestrian on the A261 in Folkestone and Hythe at 17:52 on Tuesday 9 December 2025. A 71-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Dec 2025
Tuesday, 17:52
Vehicles
1
Ford Galaxy
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07339, longitude 1.07057, in the CT21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hythe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hythe Rural, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 6LG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025461683223
Council area
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
261
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
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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 19 July 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2025461683223 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.