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Fatal M20 crash in Maidstone on 18 April 2004 at 15:44 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Jeep Cherokee were involved in a crash on the M20 in Maidstone at 15:44 on Sunday 18 April 2004. The 49-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Apr 2004
Sunday, 15:44
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Jeep Cherokee
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.22582, longitude 0.69468, in the ME17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, Maidstone, ME17 2ND area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Maidstone

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200446MA92508
Council area
Maidstone
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Jeep Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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 200446MA92508 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maidstone road accident statistics for 2004.