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M25 crash in Thurrock on 23 November 2002 at 10:45 involving a Rover 200 Series

Five vehicles, including a Rover 200 Series and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the M25 in Thurrock at 10:45 on Saturday 23 November 2002. All four casualties 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
Slight
Date
23 Nov 2002
Saturday, 10:45
Vehicles
5
Rover 200 Series and 4 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50243, longitude 0.268, in the RM15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Belhus, Thurrock, RM15 5JZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20024200F0619
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
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
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
13

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 13 July 2001.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Caddy

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,895 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Caddy)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Caddy)

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 20024200F0619 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 2002.