Mystery as man died after turning round on M20 and driving into traffic

Mystery as man died after turning round on M20 and driving into trafficThe coroner says the reason he chosen to drive five miles the wrong way on the motorway will 'never be known'CommentsNewsNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle)10:24, 18 Apr 2026Updated 10:24, 18 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesAidan Walsh, 28, died after he drove the wrong way down the M20 and hit a vanA driver’s motives for travelling five miles the wrong way down a motorway before a fatal head-on crash “will never be known”, a coroner has concluded. Aidan Walsh had taken cocaine and cannabis before carrying out a three-point turn on the M20 and driving into oncoming traffic.‌The 28-year-old from Folkestone weaved between vehicles for seven minutes before a collision with a Mercedes Sprinter van left him with “unsurvivable” injuries. An inquest heard there was no clear explanation for his actions in the moments leading up to the crash, which occurred as both drivers tried to avoid each other at the same time.‌The hearing was told the labourer had been driving a VW Polo on the London-bound carriageway between Junction 8 for Maidstone and Junction 9 for Ashford shortly before 11.30pm on November 12. In a statement read to the court, PC Darren Chapman said CCTV showed the car stopping in the road before turning around on the hard shoulder and heading in the wrong direction.‌View 2 ImagesAn inquest was held at Oakwood House in MaidstonePolice received multiple 999 calls at 11.28pm reporting the car travelling the wrong way, with Mr Walsh seen “swerving” between lane one and lane two, although it was unclear whether this was a deliberate attempt to avoid other vehicles. At about 11.35pm, dashcam footage from the Mercedes Sprinter showed Mr Walsh’s headlights approaching in the distance.‌The driver of the van, named only as Mr Neville, was travelling in lane one and attempted to move into lane two to avoid the oncoming car. At the same time, Mr Walsh made the same manoeuvre and the vehicles c...