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Serious M25 crash in Enfield on 1 November 2013 at 09:23 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry hit three pedestrians on the M25 in Enfield at 09:23 on Friday 1 November 2013. A 31-year-old male pedestrian, a 36-year-old male pedestrian and a 39-year-old male pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Nov 2013
Friday, 09:23
Vehicles
1
Scania
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68233, longitude -0.06037, in the EN7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitewebbs, Enfield, EN1 4SG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Enfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201301YE80672
Council area
Enfield
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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 13 December 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Road maintenance worker
    Probable

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, hit by vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Road maintenance worker
    Probable

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, hit by vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Road maintenance worker
    Probable

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 201301YE80672 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Enfield road accident statistics for 2013.