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Serious M25 crash in Runnymede on 29 December 2000 at 10:00 involving a Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry

A Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry and a Renault Master van were involved in a crash on the M25 in Runnymede at 10:00 on Friday 29 December 2000. The 46-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry was seriously injured and the 33-year-old male driver of the Renault Master van and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Renault Master van were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Dec 2000
Friday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FT 85 and Renault Master
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3894, longitude -0.52755, in the KT16 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200045NM00194
Council area
Runnymede
Police force
Surrey
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Surrey

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 with high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FT 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    11,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Master

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FT 85)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Master)

    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 200045NM00194 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Runnymede road accident statistics for 2000.