A section of Margate Road, Ramsgate, from the junction at the Hare and Hounds pub at the Northwood Road turning up to the Tesco Westwood roundabout, was closed off today (January 12) due to a collision involving a female pedestrian.
The woman suffered serious injuries and has been taken to a London hospital.
The collision was in the area of Highfield Road/Coxes Lane.
Emergency services attended and the air ambulance landed at Jackey Bakers rec.
Kent Police was called at 3.20pm.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Officers and ambulance crews attended, and a woman has been taken to a London hospital with serious injuries.”
A South East Coast Ambulance spokesperson said: “SECAmb were called at 3:15pm today (12/01/26) to reports of a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Margate Road in Ramsgate.
“Multiple crews, a critical care paramedic and The Air Ambulance Charity, Kent Surrey Sussex attended the scene and assessed and treated the pedestrian before taking them via road to a London hospital for further medical treatment.”
An Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) spokesperson added: “A helicopter from Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) was dispatched to Ramsgate on 12 January.
“Our crew arrived on scene at 15:54 where they worked with SECAmb, Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue Service to help treat the patient, involved in a road traffic collision. They then transported the patient to a major trauma hospital by road with our crew accompanying them in the ambulance to continue delivering their care en route.”
Kent Fire and Rescue Service says two fire engines attended and crews helped to extricate one person.
Margate Road remained closed whilst the incident was attended to and reopened at around 5.30pm.
The Canterbury Road near Westgate was blocked on both sides due to an accident around lunchtime today.
I hope the lady recovers quickly.
I walk that stretch of road twice daily and its getting worse to cross. Quite a few times I’m having to double think when using the crossing just up from those junctions as drivers rarely stop.
Then the about that mount the kerb to turn into Coxes road instead of waiting has increased also.
People need to slow down and remember a life is worth more than you saving a few seconds of your entitled life!
Pedestrians have right of way, use your indicators and stop being entitled knobheads!
This is my personal experience on to many occasions!
“Pedestrians have right of way,”
I’d re-read the highway code tbh, lad.
Scott,
Charming language that is not needed on here, thank you.
Pedestrians do not have the ‘right of way’ except in very specific circumstances which is in fact termed ‘priority’, get your facts right.
I rarely have problems crossing roads and I walk with some difficulty. Perhaps you should observe the traffic, use your common sense and cross when you know you are seen and it is safe to do so. Drivers do make mistakes occasionally, do your bit to counter that by looking and waiting.
Ironic that you say Scott’s language is not needed on here when its actually your comment that is not needed.
On an article about a woman suffering serious injuries after being hit by a car, we don’t need a lecture on how the road is actually fine and its the pedestrians fault.
Have a tiny modicum of self awareness and sensitivity.
2022 update: If a pedestrian is crossing or waiting to cross a side road, and a car is turning into or out of that road, the pedestrian has priority. The driver should give way.
Crossing with lights: Green man means pedestrians have priority. If the lights change while someone is already crossing, drivers must still wait.
Zebra Crossings: Once a pedestrian has stepped onto the zebra crossing, traffic must give way. Drivers should also slow down and be ready to stop if someone is clearly waiting to cross. Pedestrians don’t have priority while still on the pavement, but the moment a foot is on the crossing, priority switches to them.
Pavements (general): On pavements and footpaths, pedestrians have priority.
Note “should” not “must”. Only counts when pedestrians feet are off the pavement starting to make their way across the road. If they’re stood there waiting, you do NOT, HAVE to stop.
Priority means more important. Pedestrians have priority in most cases of road use. Drivers need some brains to understand that. I have seen many drivers failing to stop at crossings where they were supposed to. Pedestrians are at fault at times as well. Common sense is needed but Thanet drivers seem to have very little to me. However we do not know what happened here so speculation of blame is silly. My thoughts are with the woman in London hospital now.
you seem to be another who reads the hw code and confuses “should” with “must”.
Inanimate , machine moving at speed v’s squidgy living body , that is someone’s loved one – who has right of way ? Who cares , humanity and common sense matters .Bent metal can be repaired , splattered bodies may not be able to be ever repaired .
I think use of the word ‘should’ reflects the fact that drivers who should stop, but don’t, are unlikely to face consequences unless they injure someone or worse. ‘Must’ would suggest that some kind of penalty applies unless drivers comply.
‘Should’ is strong enough, or should be! Dave’s ‘squidgy living body’ comment is spot on. We need a whole different approach to driving. But I also think that stressful lives, poor public transport and lousy roads / road conditions don’t help. Too many seem to use their car as the one damn thing they can have fun with.