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M20 crash in Folkestone and Hythe on 19 July 2018 at 17:03 involving a Citroen C4

A goods vehicle and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe at 17:03 on Thursday 19 July 2018. A 1-year-old male passenger in the Citroen C4 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jul 2018
Thursday, 17:03
Vehicles
2
Goods vehicle and Citroen C4
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09163, longitude 1.08201, in the CT21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Folkestone and Hythe

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018460315322
Council area
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

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 2018460315322 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Folkestone and Hythe road accident statistics for 2018.