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Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends a range of incidents including fires, road crashes, flooding, rescues from height, mud or confined spaces. It also supports other agencies including Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Martime and Coastguard Agency on a regular basis.

The incidents shown on this page are just a sample of those which may be of interest to the public and media.

Incident

Driver cut out of car after crash on M20 between Lenham and Ashford

Incident details

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called after a single vehicle crash on the M20 eastbound between junction 8 for Lenham and junction 9 for Ashford. Crews used hydraulic rescue equipment to free the driver, who was passed into the care of SECAmb and the air ambulance.

Start date and time

16/04/2018 06:58

Stop date and time

16/04/2018 07:56

Map - location shows general area of incident

M20
Kent
United Kingdom

Number of fire engines

Equipment

Rescue - Heavy rescue equipment (breaching/breaking)

Partner agencies

Kent Police
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
HEMS - Kent Air Ambulance