Serious Peugeot Partner and Volkswagen Golf crash on the A28 in Canterbury - 1 Apr 2025

Accident reference 2025461575246

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Tuesday 1 April 2025 at 13:00 a serious collision occurred near A28, Canterbury involving 2 vehicles (volkswagen golf, peugeot partner) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: Other junction
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 51.278610, 1.085340

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025461575246
Police Reference 461575246
Date & Time
Tuesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 2
Casualties 1
Police Force Kent
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road A28
Second Road A28
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E10000016
Current Highway Authority E10000016
LSOA Code E01024048

Junction Information

Junction Detail Other junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian Crossing Information

Pedestrian Crossing Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 1
Adjusted Slight Casualties 0

Vehicles (2)

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Engine Capacity 1395cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 80
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Personal business or leisure
IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under
Make/Model PEUGEOT PARTNER
Engine Capacity 1560cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Slowing or stopping

Driver Information

Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work
IMD Decile 3 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Car occupant
Age 80
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.