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M25 crash in Spelthorne on 14 August 2007 at 18:40 involving a Mercedes ML Class

A Mercedes ML Class, a Volkswagen 1000 van and a Citroen C3 were involved in a crash on the M25 in Spelthorne at 18:40 on Tuesday 14 August 2007. The 34-year-old male driver of the Mercedes ML Class and a 73-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C3 were 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
14 Aug 2007
Tuesday, 18:40
Vehicles
3
Mercedes ML Class and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46076, longitude -0.51705, in the TW19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Poyle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stanwell North, Spelthorne, TW19 6AY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200745SP09611
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
Raining, 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes ML Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,688 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen 1000

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes ML Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen C3)

    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 200745SP09611 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 2007.