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Serious M2 crash in Swale on 15 May 2021 at 18:05 involving a BMW X5

A BMW X5, a Ford Transit van and a Land Rover Range Rover Sport were involved in a crash on the M2 in Swale at 18:05 on Saturday 15 May 2021. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was seriously injured and the 28-year-old male driver of the BMW X5 and a 34-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 May 2021
Saturday, 18:05
Vehicles
3
BMW X5 and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.29726, longitude 0.77003, in the ME9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Downs, Swale, ME9 0AY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021461047528
Council area
Swale
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
2
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Land Rover Range Rover Sport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW X5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    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 2021461047528 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swale road accident statistics for 2021.