M25 crash in Buckinghamshire on 25 January 2020 at 06:35 involving a Mini Countryman
A car and a Mini Countryman were involved in a crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire at 06:35 on Saturday 25 January 2020. The 50-year-old female driver of the Mini Countryman was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 25 Jan 2020
- Saturday, 06:35
- Vehicles
- 2
- Car and Mini Countryman
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60782, longitude -0.52832, in the WD3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, WD3 9XW area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Chiltern district.
Map of where the crash happened in Buckinghamshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020430027773
- Council area
- Buckinghamshire
- Police force
- Thames Valley
- 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
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 2%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 98%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 December 2000.
Serious
Daewoo Espero crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire, 9 December 2000
3 m awayRef 200043N110120
Slight
Saab 9-3 crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire, 26 July 2007
3 m awayRef 200743N304077
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire, 20 August 2004
3 m awayRef 200443N217084
Serious
Volkswagen Lupo crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire, 18 November 2022
3 m awayRef 2022430520748
Slight
Car crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire, 9 April 2024
4 m awayRef 2024430161232
Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M25 in Buckinghamshire, 28 February 2011
17 m awayRef 201143N219021
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: 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
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Mini Countryman
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- 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
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini Countryman)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% 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 2020430027773 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Buckinghamshire road accident statistics for 2020.