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M1 crash in Barnet on 29 February 2024 at 08:05 involving a Renault Trafic van

Three cars and a Renault Trafic van were involved in a crash on the M1 in Barnet at 08:05 on Thursday 29 February 2024. All four 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
29 Feb 2024
Thursday, 08:05
Vehicles
4
Renault Trafic and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60446, longitude -0.24003, in the NW7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnet. It is one of the crashes that make up the Colindale North, Barnet, NW9 5PE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010497136
Council area
Barnet
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: 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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: 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
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: 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
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 4: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Trafic)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

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 2024010497136 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnet road accident statistics for 2024.