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M25 crash in Spelthorne on 30 July 2003 at 06:25 involving a Rover Metro

A lorry and a Rover Metro were involved in a crash on the M25 in Spelthorne at 06:25 on Wednesday 30 July 2003. The 50-year-old male driver of the Rover Metro was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 06:25
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Rover Metro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44357, longitude -0.53013, in the TW19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury, Windsor and Maidenhead, TW19 6HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Spelthorne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200345SR41158
Council area
Spelthorne
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Metro)

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 200345SR41158 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Spelthorne road accident statistics for 2003.