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Serious M25 crash in Thurrock on 12 December 2005 at 16:15 involving a Rover 45

A Rover 45 and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M25 in Thurrock at 16:15 on Monday 12 December 2005. A 76-year-old male passenger in the Rover 45 was seriously injured and the 76-year-old male driver of the Rover 45 and a 74-year-old female passenger in the Rover 45 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Dec 2005
Monday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Rover 45 and lorry
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53279, longitude 0.27917, in the RM14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 5SD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200542F055012
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

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 45

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 45)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 45)

    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 200542F055012 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 2005.