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M25 crash in Runnymede on 16 July 2003 at 14:40 involving a Volvo 940

A Volvo 940 and a Leyland DAF FTG 85 lorry were involved in a crash on the M25 in Runnymede at 14:40 on Wednesday 16 July 2003. A 25-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 940 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Volvo 940 and Leyland DAF FTG 85
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38748, longitude -0.52474, in the KT16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chertsey St Ann's, Runnymede, KT16 9AR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345SR39796
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
Raining, 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 15 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FTG 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 940)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200345SR39796 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.