Man cut free from car crash on M20 before Cheriton exit
30+ Incident Thursday 21 March 2019 14:45
Thursday 21 March 2019
15:35
Fire engines: 3
Partner agencies: Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), National Highways traffic officers
Equipment: Rescue - Jaws of life/hyrdraulic spreaders/rams/cutting tools, Rescue - Heavy rescue equipment (breaching/breaking), Access - Small tools
Folkestone and Hythe
Kent Fire and Rescue Service and emergency service partners were called to a single car crash on the M20 between junctions 11a (Eurotunnel) and 12 (Cheriton). Firefighters worked with paramedics to assess the driver before using rescue cutting gear to gain access to him before transferring him from his vehicle into the care of SECAmb. Highways England officers assisted Kent Police in managing traffic around the incident. Please check Highways England for closures. Crews made the scene safe.