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M25 crash in Runnymede on 19 December 2003 at 16:55 involving a Ford Galaxy

Five vehicles, including a Ford Galaxy and a Mercedes E Class, were involved in a crash on the M25 in Runnymede at 16:55 on Friday 19 December 2003. All six casualties 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
19 Dec 2003
Friday, 16:55
Vehicles
5
Ford Galaxy and 4 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40827, longitude -0.54061, in the TW20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorpe, Runnymede, TW20 8PS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345RU46894
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    2,151 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 5: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 200345RU46894 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 2003.