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M25 crash in Thurrock on 11 December 2015 at 07:41 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A vehicle, a Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the M25 in Thurrock at 07:41 on Friday 11 December 2015. The 27-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf, the 34-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 31-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2015
Friday, 07:41
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50202, longitude 0.26794, in the RM15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Belhus, Thurrock, RM15 5JZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015420035262
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
25
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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 August 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2015420035262 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 2015.