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M2 crash in Swale on 20 August 2000 at 16:35 involving a Ford Sierra

Six vehicles, including a car and a Ford Sierra, were involved in a crash on the M2 in Swale at 16:35 on Sunday 20 August 2000. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Aug 2000
Sunday, 16:35
Vehicles
6
Ford Sierra and 5 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29684, longitude 0.78822, in the ME9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Swale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200046SW28288
Council area
Swale
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
2
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Probe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 5: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 6: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Probe)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Probe)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Nissan Almera)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200046SW28288 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swale road accident statistics for 2000.