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M20 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 24 June 2002 at 08:30 involving a Mercedes van

A Mercedes van and a car were involved in a crash on the M20 in Tonbridge and Malling at 08:30 on Monday 24 June 2002. The 56-year-old female driver of the car and a 56-year-old passenger in the car were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jun 2002
Monday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30337, longitude 0.44799, in the ME20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Larkfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Larkfield, Tonbridge and Malling, ME20 6NF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tonbridge and Malling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200246MA60172
Council area
Tonbridge and Malling
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Urban
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    15,928 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200246MA60172 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tonbridge and Malling road accident statistics for 2002.