On 10th November 1993 a coach carrying American tourists careered off the M2 motorway killing 10 people and injuring more than 30 when it plunged down the embankment.
The coach carrying 46 people clipped the back of a van, spun around, plunged through the crash barrier and landed on it's side 20 feet down the embankment. The accident happened about 9.40 a.m., about two hours after the coach had left London with 42 Americans, 2 Canadians, the driver and a guide on board. The tourists were on a day trip to Canterbury and Leeds Castle.
Nine Americans and the British driver were killed. Two sisters were among the dead and two other sisters were injured along with their 75 year old mother.