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M25 crash in Sevenoaks on 30 April 2002 at 13:28 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

Two Iveco-Ford lorries and a Peugeot 406 were involved in a crash on the M25 in Sevenoaks at 13:28 on Tuesday 30 April 2002. The 51-year-old male driver of vehicle 1, the 39-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 64-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 406 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
30 Apr 2002
Tuesday, 13:28
Vehicles
3
Iveco-Ford and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38411, longitude 0.19043, in the BR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swanley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200246NK57745
Council area
Sevenoaks
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
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
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    2,088 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 406)

    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 200246NK57745 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sevenoaks road accident statistics for 2002.