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M25 crash in St Albans on 21 December 2006 at 17:46 involving a DAF Trucks FTG 95XF lorry

A DAF Trucks FTG 95XF lorry and a Mercedes were involved in a crash on the M25 in St Albans at 17:46 on Thursday 21 December 2006. The 31-year-old male driver of the Mercedes was 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
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2006
Thursday, 17:46
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FTG 95XF and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70916, longitude -0.3451, in the AL2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Park Street, St Albans, AL2 3UB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20064100T3232
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FTG 95XF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,260 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

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 20064100T3232 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2006.