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M25 crash in Hertsmere on 27 December 1996 at 14:18 involving a lorry

A lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the M25 in Hertsmere at 14:18 on Friday 27 December 1996. The 23-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 1996
Friday, 14:18
Vehicles
2
Lorry and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.69491, longitude -0.23972, in the EN6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996010SU0971
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 2002.

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
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, 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 1996010SU0971 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 1996.