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Serious M25 crash in Enfield on 23 February 2016 at 19:17 involving a Renault Kangoo van

A lorry and a Renault Kangoo van were involved in a crash on the M25 in Enfield at 19:17 on Tuesday 23 February 2016. The 44-year-old male driver of the Renault Kangoo van was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Feb 2016
Tuesday, 19:17
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Renault Kangoo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68937, longitude -0.08973, in the EN2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitewebbs, Enfield, EN2 9DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Enfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201601YE80165
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
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
Dark, street lights unlit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: 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

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kangoo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kangoo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 201601YE80165 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 2016.