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M20 crash in Tonbridge and Malling on 28 December 2012 at 14:39 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara crashed on the M20 in Tonbridge and Malling at 14:39 on Friday 28 December 2012. The 43-year-old female driver was 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
28 Dec 2012
Friday, 14:39
Vehicles
1
Citroen Xsara
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29617, longitude 0.48247, in the ME20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aylesford South & Ditton, Tonbridge and Malling, ME20 7NR 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
2012460222829
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
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
20

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 October 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

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 2012460222829 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 2012.