At around 2.30pm on Sunday 9 March 2025, a white Yamaha motorcycle was involved in a collision with a purple McLaren car as they travelled in the same direction on the coastbound carriageway of the M2.
Emergency services attended the collision which took place between junctions 3 and 4 but sadly and the rider of the motorcycle, a man in his thirties, was confirmed deceased at the scene.
The car failed to stop at the scene but was later found by police and the driver was arrested in connection with the collision. He currently remains in custody while enquiries continue.
Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is carrying out enquiries and urge anyone who saw what happened or has relevant dashcam footage to contact them. This includes any footage capturing the manner of driving from either vehicles prior to the collision.
Anyone who can help should call 01622 798538 or email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk, quoting BN/KA/018/25. Dashcam footage can be uploaded here: https://kep.uk.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/rtcm2j3coastbound