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M25 crash in Three Rivers on 21 December 1999 at 22:55 involving a Leyland DAF FT 95 lorry

A Leyland DAF FT 95 lorry and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M25 in Three Rivers at 22:55 on Tuesday 21 December 1999. The 30-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FT 95 lorry, the 41-year-old male driver of the lorry and a 12-year-old female passenger in the lorry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 1999
Tuesday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FT 95 and lorry
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71389, longitude -0.41426, in the WD5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19994100T3189
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FT 95

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FT 95)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (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 19994100T3189 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.