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M1 crash in St Albans on 29 December 2000 at 19:00 involving a BMW M5

A BMW M5 and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the M1 in St Albans at 19:00 on Friday 29 December 2000. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 2000
Friday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
BMW M5 and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70515, longitude -0.37998, in the AL2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bricket Wood.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004100T1398
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW M5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    4,941 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW M5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 20004100T1398 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2000.