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M20 crash in Sevenoaks on 9 February 2020 at 15:05 involving a Nissan X-Trail

A Nissan X-Trail crashed on the M20 in Sevenoaks at 15:05 on Sunday 9 February 2020. The 52-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a flooded dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Feb 2020
Sunday, 15:05
Vehicles
1
Nissan X-Trail
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38212, longitude 0.232, in the DA4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, DA4 9JL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sevenoaks

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020460929905
Council area
Sevenoaks
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

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, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan X-Trail)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020460929905 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sevenoaks road accident statistics for 2020.