Man seriously injured after horror tractor fall from motorway bridge

The tractor detached from its trailer and plummeted onto the central reservation

20:23, 18 Aug 2025

An aerial view showing the aftermath of the accident on the M20 motorway from the A227 overbridge, near Wrotham(Image: PA Wire/PA Images)

A man has been flown to hospital with severe injuries after a tractor plunged onto a motorway from a bridge following a collision. Kent Police were alerted to a single-vehicle crash on the A227 overbridge, near Wrotham, just after 11.15am this morning, Monday August 18.

The tractor detached from its trailer and plummeted onto the central reservation between junctions two and three of the M20.[1] Initially, police suspected that two vehicles were involved in the incident. The man is currently in a critical but stable condition in hospital, with his family informed of his situation.

Both Kent Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene and remain present, according to the police.

The M20 and the A227 continue to be shut as emergency services manage the situation, with drivers advised to seek alternative routes.

Long queues of traffic formed on the M20 after the crash(Image: Copyright remains with handout provider)

Social media posts reveal images and videos of an overturned tractor with twisted railings in the central reservation.

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Significant queues of vehicles built on both sides of the bridge in the aftermath of the accident.

South East Coast Ambulance Service reported being called to a collision involving a tractor and a lorry on the bridge around 11.20am.

Several crews, a critical care paramedic, and the local air ambulance were dispatched to the location.

The tractor driver was airlifted to King's College Hospital in London, the service confirmed.

Police at the scene(Image: Copyright remains with handout provider)

National Highways announced the M20 is likely to remain shut in both directions between junctions one and three into Monday evening for urgent repairs and resurfacing, following damage from a collision and subsequent fuel spillage.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or possesses dashcam footage is urged to contact the police on the west Kent appeals line at 01622 604100, quoting reference 18-0475.

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