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M25 crash in Epping Forest on 9 March 2014 at 20:50 involving a Jaguar S Type

A Jaguar S Type and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M25 in Epping Forest at 20:50 on Sunday 9 March 2014. A 66-year-old female passenger in the Jaguar S Type was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Mar 2014
Sunday, 20:50
Vehicles
2
Jaguar S Type and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68058, longitude -0.003, in the EN9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Epping Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201442I076203
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, street lights lit
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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar S Type

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    50 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Jaguar S Type)

    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 201442I076203 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 2014.