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M20 crash in Ashford on 6 February 2001 at 09:15 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the M20 in Ashford at 09:15 on Tuesday 6 February 2001. The 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 2001
Tuesday, 09:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.11131, longitude 0.96636, in the TN25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bircholt, Ashford, TN25 6SX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200146WL37140
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
20
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 February 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200146WL37140 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 2001.