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Serious M25 crash in Havering on 14 March 2017 at 18:10 involving a Fiat Punto

A van and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the M25 in Havering at 18:10 on Tuesday 14 March 2017. The 29-year-old male driver of the van and a 31-year-old male passenger in the van were seriously injured and the 53-year-old male driver of the Fiat Punto was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Mar 2017
Tuesday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Van and Fiat Punto
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53784, longitude 0.28116, in the RM14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Upminster, Havering, RM14 3QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Havering

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010025188
Council area
Havering
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 lit
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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2017010025188 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Havering road accident statistics for 2017.