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M20 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 27 November 2008 at 17:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

Four vehicles, including a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Corsa, were involved in a crash on the M20 in Tonbridge and Malling at 17:45 on Thursday 27 November 2008. The 19-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 22-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and the 52-year-old male driver of the MG ZT were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Nov 2008
Thursday, 17:45
Vehicles
4
Ford Fiesta and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30755, longitude 0.42913, in the ME20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Larkfield, Tonbridge and Malling, ME20 6HG 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
2008460165464
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
Slip road
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
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
228

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 January 2024.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: MG ZT

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,951 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (MG ZT)

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 2008460165464 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 2008.