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M25 crash in Dartford on 20 December 2016 at 13:15 involving a Volvo XC60

A Volvo XC60, a car and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the M25 in Dartford at 13:15 on Tuesday 20 December 2016. The 29-year-old female driver of the Volvo XC60 and the 21-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2016
Tuesday, 13:15
Vehicles
3
Volvo XC60 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41452, longitude 0.22216, in the DA4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dartford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016460144206
Council area
Dartford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC60

    Car

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    12,809 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo XC60)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2016460144206 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dartford road accident statistics for 2016.