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M25 crash in Three Rivers on 6 July 1990 at 18:40 involving an Austin Maestro

A lorry and an Austin Maestro were involved in a crash on the M25 in Three Rivers at 18:40 on Friday 6 July 1990. The 60-year-old male driver of the lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 1990
Friday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Austin Maestro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66393, longitude -0.49483, in the WD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904141B0512
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 19904141B0512 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Three Rivers road accident statistics for 1990.