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M25 crash in Three Rivers on 21 August 1999 at 17:13 involving a Renault Laguna

Five vehicles, including a Renault Laguna and a Volkswagen Golf, were involved in a crash on the M25 in Three Rivers at 17:13 on Saturday 21 August 1999. An 11-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta 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
21 Aug 1999
Saturday, 17:13
Vehicles
5
Renault Laguna and 4 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65124, longitude -0.49812, 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
19994100T3108
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 4: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 5: Mitsubishi Space Wagon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 19994100T3108 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 1999.