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Serious M25 crash in Buckinghamshire on 9 December 2000 at 10:40 involving a Daewoo Espero

A Daewoo Espero, a Mercedes A Class and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire at 10:40 on Saturday 9 December 2000. There were six casualties: four people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Dec 2000
Saturday, 10:40
Vehicles
3
Daewoo Espero and 2 others
Casualties
6
4 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60774, longitude -0.5283, in the WD3 postcode district. The location was in the former Chiltern district.

Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200043N110120
Council area
Buckinghamshire
Police force
Thames Valley
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Daewoo Espero

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,489 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Espero)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Espero)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Espero)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Espero)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mazda 323)

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 200043N110120 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 2000.