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M25 crash in Epping Forest on 15 May 2021 at 18:43 involving a BMW 4 Series

Four vehicles, including a BMW 4 Series and a Kia Sportage, were involved in a crash on the M25 in Epping Forest at 18:43 on Saturday 15 May 2021. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 May 2021
Saturday, 18:43
Vehicles
4
BMW 4 Series and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.68458, longitude 0.10592, in the CM16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Theydon Bois with Passingford, Epping Forest, CM16 4EE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Epping Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421045640
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 4 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Audi TT

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 4 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Land Rover Range Rover Evoque)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Audi TT)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Land Rover Range Rover Evoque)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Sportage)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2021421045640 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 2021.