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Serious M25 crash in Hertsmere on 9 April 1992 at 13:20 involving a lorry

A lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the M25 in Hertsmere at 13:20 on Thursday 9 April 1992. A 42-year-old male passenger in the car was seriously injured and the 38-year-old female driver of the car 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
Serious
Date
9 Apr 1992
Thursday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Lorry and car
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70743, longitude -0.25892, in the WD7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992010SU0989
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Metropolitan Police

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, 36 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 July 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 1992010SU0989 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 1992.