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M25 crash in Thurrock on 21 August 2013 at 13:25 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

Four vehicles, including a DAF Trucks lorry and a Vauxhall Astra van, were involved in a crash on the M25 in Thurrock at 13:25 on Wednesday 21 August 2013. The 48-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra van and the 60-year-old male driver of the Chrysler PT Cruiser were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Aug 2013
Wednesday, 13:25
Vehicles
4
DAF Trucks and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49132, longitude 0.26784, in the RM19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201342I248908
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
Slip road
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
13

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 May 2020.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Chrysler PT Cruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,429 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Chrysler PT Cruiser)

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 201342I248908 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 2013.