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M20 crash in Maidstone on 8 March 2019 at 19:00 involving a Nissan Juke

A lorry, a Nissan Juke and a car were involved in a crash on the M20 in Maidstone at 19:00 on Friday 8 March 2019. The 34-year-old female driver of the Nissan Juke, the 33-year-old male driver of the car and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Juke were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Mar 2019
Friday, 19:00
Vehicles
3
Nissan Juke and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.21301, longitude 0.73271, in the ME17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, Maidstone, ME17 2BS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Maidstone

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019460824388
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
50 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Juke

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Juke)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Juke)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2019460824388 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 2019.