M25 crash in Hertsmere on 1 August 2014 at 12:23 involving a Peugeot 307
Four vehicles, including a Peugeot 307 and a car, were involved in a crash on the M25 in Hertsmere at 12:23 on Friday 1 August 2014. The 49-year-old female driver of the car, an 18-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 206 and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 206 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
- 1 Aug 2014
- Friday, 12:23
- Vehicles
- 4
- Peugeot 307 and 3 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.69139, longitude -0.23622, in the EN6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shenley, Hertsmere, EN6 3LT area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 20144100T3155
- Council area
- Hertsmere
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hertfordshire
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
- 2%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 98%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 May 2000.
Serious
Volvo 340 crash on the M25 in Hertsmere, 18 May 2000
At the same spotRef 20004100T3081
Slight
Ford KA crash on the M25 in Hertsmere, 28 March 2002
At the same spotRef 20024100T3056
Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the M25 in Hertsmere, 30 March 2010
At the same spotRef 20104100T3074
Slight
Car crash on the M25 in Hertsmere, 31 August 1997
10 m awayRef 1997010SU0957
Slight
Car crash on the M25 in Hertsmere, 17 April 1996
10 m awayRef 1996010SU0993
Slight
Car crash on the M25 in Hertsmere, 8 May 1997
14 m awayRef 1997010SU0976
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Peugeot 307
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 47 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 49 years
Vehicle 3: Fiat 500
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 32 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,242 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 4: Peugeot 206
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 18 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,587 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 206)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 206)
- 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 20144100T3155 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 2014.