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Serious A20 crash in Maidstone on 18 October 2013 at 14:54 involving a Mazda CX5

A Mazda CX5 and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the A20 in Maidstone at 14:54 on Friday 18 October 2013. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Oct 2013
Friday, 14:54
Vehicles
2
Mazda CX5 and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.26563, longitude 0.59694, in the ME14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bearsted. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 4NT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013460234474
Council area
Maidstone
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
20
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda CX5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,191 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda CX5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2013460234474 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 2013.