A tractor travelling on the A227 Gravesend Road became separated from its trailer and subsequently fell from an overbridge onto the central reservation between junction two and three of the M20 yesterday (Monday, August 18).
Kent Police were called at 11:17a.m yesterday to a report of a collision on an overbridge near Wrotham.
Officers attended the scene alongside four fire engines from Kent Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service, where one man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition. His next-of-kin were informed, and initial enquiries have established the incident as a single vehicle collision.
Both the M20 between junction two and three and the A227 remained closed and a diversion was in place while the roads were made safe, and both the trailer and the vehicle were recovered. The carriageways and the A227 have now reopened.
At the time, motorists were advised to use alternative routes where possible. Kent Police are appealing for anyone with information to call the west Kent appeals line on 01622 604100, quoting reference 18-0475.
Drivers with a dashcam, who may have been in the area at the time of the incident, are also asked to check for footage.
Tractor
Separately, a man has died following an incident involving a tractor in Fiddington, near Tewkesbury during the weekend.
The incident occurred on Saturday, August 9 at approximately 11:25p.m, according to the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
The Gloucestershire Constabulary released a statement saying: “It is believed that a man who had been driving a tractor through fields collided with hedges and some stationary vehicles.”
The police confirmed that the passenger of the tractor was a man aged in his 50s, who sustained serious injuries in the collision.
Members of the public provided first aid at the scene, and were assisted by police officers when they arrived until paramedics arrived.
Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the man was pronounced dead.
