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Serious M25 crash in St Albans on 29 January 2018 at 11:06 involving a Nissan Juke

A Nissan Juke and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the M25 in St Albans at 11:06 on Monday 29 January 2018. The 82-year-old male driver of the Nissan Juke and a 76-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Juke were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jan 2018
Monday, 11:06
Vehicles
2
Nissan Juke and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71294, longitude -0.36439, in the AL2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Stephen, St Albans, AL2 3TN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018410268464
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Juke

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    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
    46 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Juke)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Juke)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

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 2018410268464 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2018.