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Serious M42 crash in North Warwickshire on 28 September 2025 at 01:52 involving a Kia Sportage

A Kia Sportage, a Fiat Ducato van and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the M42 in North Warwickshire at 01:52 on Sunday 28 September 2025. The 33-year-old male driver of the Kia Sportage and a 36-year-old male passenger in the Kia Sportage were seriously injured and the 32-year-old male driver of the Fiat Ducato van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Sep 2025
Sunday, 01:52
Vehicles
3
Kia Sportage and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.63305, longitude -1.61263, in the B79 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Warwickshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025231649793
Council area
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
42
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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 35 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Ducato

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,287 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2025231649793 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Warwickshire road accident statistics for 2025.