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Fatal M25 crash in Thurrock on 29 September 2010 at 18:28 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a car and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the M25 in Thurrock at 18:28 on Wednesday 29 September 2010. A 23-year-old female passenger in the car was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Sep 2010
Wednesday, 18:28
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52309, longitude 0.27393, in the RM15 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201042I321609
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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,926 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 201042I321609 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 2010.