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M25 crash in Spelthorne on 26 January 2012 at 15:41 involving a Volvo V70

A car and four Volvo V70 cars were involved in a crash on the M25 in Spelthorne at 15:41 on Thursday 26 January 2012. All ten casualties were 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
26 Jan 2012
Thursday, 15:41
Vehicles
5
Volvo V70 and 4 others
Casualties
10
10 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44968, longitude -0.52288, in the TW19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staines, Spelthorne, TW19 6EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Spelthorne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201245SP67820
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

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 August 2024.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,953 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,953 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,953 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 5: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,953 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo V70)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo V70)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201245SP67820 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 2012.